Subject: Re: Steve...1 more 4 Silly Week for another friend of min- Lee Miller. Hope you can post for us
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Q Mann" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 20:49:56 -0800

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Q Mann 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 12:05 PM
  Subject: Steve...1 more 4 Silly Week for another friend of min- Lee Miller. Hope you can post for us

  Gallery Template #04

  'F-4U-10 Corstang 

  by Lee Miller
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  Towards the end of World War II the US was far ahead of all enemies and allies in the development of advanced aircraft designs. Prior to the end of hostilities a contract was awarded jointly to Chance Vought Aircraft and North American Avaition to develope a dual service aircraft that would utilize the best features of the US's two premier fighters of the day...the Navy's F-4U Corsair and the USAAF's P-51 Mustang. The result of this cooperative effort was the outstanding F-4U-10 CORSTANG. 

  The F-4U-10 used the fuselage of the Mustang with the wings of the Corsair. The Corsair wing, undercarriage and arrestor hook were utilized so that the CORSTANG could be used for carrier operations as well as land based. The Mustang fuselage offered the pilot much better visibilty overall. 

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  One marked departure from both aircraft designs was the use of a turbo-prop powerplant. The CORSTANG marked the first use of such a powerpalnt in a US warplane.
   
  The F-4U-10 proved to have remarkable performance characteristics. Fortunately for Germany and Japan the war ended before the F-4U-10 could be deployed. The aircraft pictured here served with an unidentified post war Marine reserve unit. It should be noted that this particular aircraft is still carrying its World War II tri-color paint scheme.

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