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{{Infobox aircraft
|name = O2U Corsair |name = O2U Corsair
|image = File:Vought_O2U.jpg
|caption = O2U-4 Corsair
|type = Observation |type = Observation
|manufacturer = ] |national_origin = ]
|manufacturer = ]
|image =Image:Vought_O2U.jpg
|caption = O2U-4 Corsair
|designer = |designer =
|first flight = |first_flight =
|introduced = 1926 |introduction = 1926
|retired = |retired =
|status = |status =
|primary user = ] |primary_user = ]
|more users = ], ] |more_users = ] <br/>]
|produced = |produced =
|number built = 580 |number_built = 580
|unit cost = |unit cost =
|variants with their own articles = |variants =
}} }}
] floatplane flies over the Cavite Navy Yard, circa 1930. The seaplane tender {{USS|Jason|AC-12|2}} is docked at the yard, directly below the plane. Sangley Point is in the background.]]

The '''O2U Corsair''' was a ] scout and observation aircraft. Made by ], the O2U was ordered by the ] in 1927. Powered by 400 hp ] Wasp engine. It incorporated an all steel tube fuselage structure. Many were ]s or amphibians. The '''Vought O2U Corsair''' is a 1920s ] scout and observation aircraft. Developed by ], the O2U was ordered by the ] (USN) in 1927. Powered by a 400&nbsp;hp (298&nbsp;kW) ] engine, it incorporated a steel-tube fuselage structure and a wood wing structure with fabric covering. Many were ]s or amphibians.


==Design and development== ==Design and development==
In 1927, 291 '''O2Us''' were produced. The '''O2U-2''', '''-3''' and '''-4''' were ordered in 1928 with minor changes. By 1930 they were being superseded by the '''O3U''' which was basically similar to the '''O2U-4''', one of which was fitted with the Grumman float, and were manufactured until 1936. 289 were built<ref name="world">"The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft" Editors: Paul Eden & Soph Moeng, (Amber Books Ltd. Bradley's Close, 74-77 White Lion Street, London, NI 9PF, 2002, ISBN 0-7607-3432-1), 1152 pp.</ref>. Many of them had cowled engines and some had enclosed cockpits. Two prototypes were ordered in 1926 and tested by the Navy Trial Board before the first production batches were ordered. In 1927, a total of 291 '''O2Us''' were produced. The '''O2U-2''', '''-3''' and '''-4''' were ordered in 1928 with minor changes. By 1930 they were being superseded by the '''O3U''' which was basically similar to the '''O2U-4''', one variant of which was fitted with the ] ], and were manufactured until 1936. A total of 289 were built.<ref name="world">Eden and Moeng 2002</ref> Many of them had ] engines and some had enclosed ]s.


==Operational history==
The 600-690 hp ] engine was used to power Corsairs designated '''SU-1''' to '''SU-4'''. The change in designation reflected their role as scouts. A total of 289 SU designated aircraft were built for the USN.
The 600-690&nbsp;hp (448-515&nbsp;kW) ] engine was used to power Corsairs designated '''SU-1''' to '''SU-4'''. The change in designation reflected their role as scouts (their larger engines and heavier weight precluded their use as floatplanes, and USN examples were only used on wheels from either carrier decks or land bases). A total of 289 SU designated aircraft were built for the USN. No fewer than 141 Corsairs were still serving with the US Navy and Marines when the US entered World War II.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}


Export versions included the '''Corsair V-65F''' for the Argentine navy, the '''V-80P''' for the Peruvian air force, and the '''V-85G''' for Germany<ref name="world">"The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft" Editors: Paul Eden & Soph Moeng, (Amber Books Ltd. Bradley's Close, 74-77 White Lion Street, London, NI 9PF, 2002, ISBN 0-7607-3432-1), 1152 pp.</ref>. China purchased the 42 export versions of '''O2U-1''' from 1929-1933, and 21 export versions of '''O3U''' between 1933-1934 and they saw extensive bombing actions. The '''O2U-1''' versions participated in the ] and in ] against the Japanese targets, while the '''O3U''' versions first participated in ] to support the Chinese groud forces, and later against the Japanese targets in ]. Export versions included the '''Corsair V-65F''', '''V-66F''' and '''V-80F''' for the Argentine Navy, the '''V-80P''' for the Peruvian Air Force, and the '''V-85G''' for ].<ref name="world"/> ] purchased Corsair variants '''V-65C''' and '''V-92C'''. ] purchased 36 aircraft '''V-65B''', some hydroplanes '''V-66B''' and 15 '''V-65F'''.


In March 1929, ] purchased 12 armed aircraft '''O2U-2M''' versions with the {{convert|400|hp|abbr=on}} Wasp engine to quell a military coup; Mexico then built 31 more units under licence, and called them ''Corsarios Azcárate'' '''O2U-4A'''. In 1937, Mexico purchased 10 '''V-99M''' equipped with the Pratt & Whitney R-1340-T1H-1 550&nbsp;hp Wasp engine, some of them may have been sent to ].<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326011117/http://portalaviacion.vuela.com.mx/articulos/corsarios.html |date=2009-03-26 }} ''portalaviacion.vuela.com.'' Retrieved: 18 January 2011.</ref>
Vought would use the ''Corsair'' name again for with the ] in 1938 and the ] in 1963.

] purchased the 42 export versions of '''O2U-1''' from 1929 to 1933, and 21 export versions of '''O3U''' between 1933 and 1934 and they saw extensive bombing actions. The '''O2U-1''' versions participated in the ] and in the ] against ]ese targets, while the '''O3U''' versions first participated in the ] to support the Chinese ground forces, and later against the Japanese targets in ].

] purchased two Vought OSUs which were designated UO-1A. Later, in 1929, 12 O2U-1 were acquired. Used first as trainers, they saw action against ] rebels in the northern areas of the country, and against Colombian ships and aircraft during the ]. None were lost due to enemy fire, but several were destroyed due to accidents. These aircraft were also used for light bombing and casualty evacuation by the US Marine Corps during the intervention in Nicaragua in the late 1920s.

] used their Corsairs in the ] and in the ] against the ].<ref>Royal Thai Air Force, Bangkok, 1976: The History of the Air Force in the Conflict with French Indochina.</ref>

The most famous "combat" operation of this aircraft was shooting the original ] off of the ].{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

The name "Corsair" was used several times by Vought's planes; the O2U, ] in 1933, ] in 1938, and the ] in 1963.


==Variants== ==Variants==
;XO-28: Single example taken on charge by the ] for evaluation with serial ''29-323'', ] Project Number P-547,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1922.html|title=1922-1929 USAAS-USAAC Serial Numbers}}</ref> powered by a 450 h.p. R-1340-C engine. Destroyed in hangar fire at Wright Field, Ohio, 18 March 1930.<ref>Andrade, John M. ''U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909''. Earl Shilton, Leicester: Midland Counties Publications, 1979. {{ISBN|0-904597-22-9}}, page 138.</ref>
]
;O2U: two prototypes followed by 130 production aircraft with interchangeable wheel/float landing gear. 450 hp (336 kW) ] engine ;O2U-1: two prototypes followed by 130 production aircraft for USN with interchangeable wheel/float landing gear and 28 aircraft for other customers. 450&nbsp;hp (336&nbsp;kW) ] engine
;O2U-2: increased span and larger rudder ;O2U-2: 37 built, increased span and larger rudder
;O2U-3: 80 built, revised wing rigging, redesigned tail surfaces and ] engine ;O2U-3: 110 built (30 for export), revised wing rigging, redesigned tail surfaces and ] engine
;O2U-4: 42 built, similar to '''O2U-3''' but with equipment changes ;O2U-4: 43 built (1 for export. Also seven civilian O2U were built), similar to '''O2U-3''' but with equipment changes
;O3U-1: 87 built as ]s incorporating Grumman amphibious float<ref> ''Popular Science,'' February 1933.</ref><ref> ''Popular Mechanics'', March 1933.</ref>
;O3U-1: 87 built, incorporating Grumman amphibious float
;O3U-2: 29 built, strengthend airframe, ] engine ;O3U-2: 29 built, strengthened airframe, ] engine
;O3U-3: 76 built, 550 hp (410 kW) ] engine, redesignated '''SU-1''' ;O3U-3: 76 built, 550&nbsp;hp (410&nbsp;kW) ] engine.
;O3U-4: 65 built, ] engine, redesignated '''SU-2''' (45 built), and '''SU-3''' (20 built) with low pressure tires ;O3U-4: 65 built, ] engine.
;SU-4: 20 built, new production version of '''SU-2'''
;XO3U-5: test aircraft with ] engine ;XO3U-5: test aircraft with ] engine
;XO3U-6: test aircraft converted from '''O3U-3''' with NACA cowel and enclosed cockpits ;XO3U-6: test aircraft converted from '''O3U-3''' with NACA cowling and enclosed cockpits
;O3U-6: 32 built, 16 with ] and 16 with ] engines ;O3U-6: 32 built, 16 with ] and 16 with ] engines
;SU-1: Scout version of the O3U based on the O3U-2, 28 built<ref name="vought"> ''Aerofiles.'' Retrieved: 18 January 2011.</ref>
;SU-2: Scout version of the O3U based on the O3U-4, 53 built<ref name="vought"/>
;SU-3: Variant of the SU-2 with low-pressure tires, 20 built<ref name="vought"/>
;XSU-4: SU-2 converted as a prototype SU-4 variant with a 600&nbsp;hp R-1690-42 engine, later became an SU-4.
;SU-4: SU-4 re-engined with a 600&nbsp;hp R-1690-2 engine, 41 built<ref name="vought"/>
:One United States Navy O2U-3 evaluated by the United States Army Air Corps.
;Vought V-65B: Export version for Brazil - 36
;Vought V-65C: Export version for Nationalist China
;Vought V-65F: Export version for Argentine Navy
;Vought V-66B: Export version for Brazil
;Vought V-66E: Export version for United Kingdom, powered by {{convert|500|kp|kW|abbr=on}} Pratt & Whitney Wasp D.1 engine, one brought for evaluation by the ], delivered 1933 and discarded 1936.<ref>Jarrett 1997, pp. 28–33</ref>
;Vought V-66F: Export version for Brazil - 15, and Argentine Navy
;Vought V-80F: Export version for Argentine Navy
;Vought V-80P: Export version for Peruvian Air Force
;Vought V-85G: Export version for Germany
;Vought V-92C: Export version for Nationalist China
;Vought V-93S: Export version of the O3U-6 for Thailand
;Vought V-99M: Export version for Mexico
;TNCA Corsario Azcárate: 31 O2U-4A aircraft built under license in Mexico.
;Vought AXV1: A single O2U supplied to the ] for evaluation in 1929.


==Operators== ==Operators==
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*{{China as ROC}}

*{{GER}}
*{{PER}} ;{{ARG}}
*]
*{{USA}}: 141 Corsairs were still serving with the US Navy and Marines when the US entered World War II
** ]
;{{BRA}}
*]
;{{Flagcountry|Nationalist government}}
*]
*] - One V-65-C1 was obtained from a defection during the ] and named "Lenin".
;{{CUB}}
*] - received at least 14 O2U-1A and O2U-3As from 1929.<ref name="hagp10">Hagedorn 1993, p. 10.</ref>
;{{flag|Dominican Republic}}
*] - received one O2U-1 and two O2U-3SDs.<ref name="hagp96">Hagedorn 1993, p. 96.</ref>
;{{flag|Germany}} - commercial variant (V-85G) used to deliver mail from the ocean liners ] and ]
;{{JPN}}
*]
;{{MEX}}
*]
;{{PER}}
*]
;{{UK}}
*], one V.66E for evaluation
;{{flag|United States|1912}}
*] one for evaluation
*]
*]
*]
;{{THA}}
*] had 70 operational aircraft at the time of the ].


==Specifications (SU-4 Corsair)== ==Specifications (SU-4 Corsair)==
]
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{{Aircraft specs
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|prime units?=imp
|jet or prop?=prop
|ref="The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft" Editors: Paul Eden & Soph Moeng, (ISBN 0-7607-3432-1), 2002, 1152 pp. |ref=''The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft''
|crew= Two |crew= Two
|capacity= |capacity = 500 lb (227 kg)
|payload main= |length ft= 27
|length in= 5.5
|payload alt=
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|length alt= 8.37 m |span ft= 36
|span main= 36 ft |span m= 10.97
|height ft= 11
|span alt= 10.97 m
|height main= 11 ft 4 in |height in= 4
|height alt= 3.45 m |height m= 3.45
|area main= 337 ft<sup>2</sup> |wing area sqft= 337
|area alt= 31.31 m<sup>2</sup> |wing area sqm= 31.31
|empty weight lb= 3,312
|airfoil=
|empty weight main= 3,312 lb |empty weight kg= 1,502
|empty weight alt= 1,502 kg |max takeoff weight lb= 4,765
|loaded weight main= |max takeoff weight kg= 2,161
|eng1 name= ]
|loaded weight alt=
|eng1 type= radial
|useful load main=
|useful load alt= |eng1 number= 1
|eng1 hp= 600
|max takeoff weight main= 4,765 lb
|eng1 kw= 447
|max takeoff weight alt= 2,161 kg
|max speed mph= 167
|more general=
|max speed kts= 145
|engine (prop)= ]
|type of prop= radial |max speed kmh= 269
|max speed note= at sea level
|number of props= 1
|range miles= 680
|power main= 600 hp
|power alt= 447 kW |range nmi= 591
|range km= 1,094
|power original=
|ceiling ft= 18,600
|max speed main= 167 mph at sea level
|ceiling m= 5,670
|max speed alt= 269 km/h
|power/mass=0.13lb/hp (0.21 kW/kg)
|cruise speed main=
|guns= 3x .30 cal (7.62 mm) ]s, two forward firing in upper wing and one on a trainable mount in rear cockpit
|cruise speed alt=
|bombs=4x 116 lb (53 kg) or 10 30 lb (14 kg) bombs under lower wings
|stall speed main=
|stall speed alt=
|never exceed speed main=
|never exceed speed alt=
|range main= 680 miles
|range alt= 1,094 km
|ceiling main= 18,600 ft
|ceiling alt= 5,670 m
|climb rate main=
|climb rate alt=
|loading main=
|loading alt=
|thrust/weight=
|power/mass main=
|power/mass alt=
|more performance=
|armament=
* 3 .30 cal (7.62 mm) ]s, one forward firing and two on atrainable mount in rear cockpit
|avionics=
}} }}


==References== ==References==
===Citations===
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
* {{cite book |last1 = Eden |first1 = Paul |last2 = Moeng |first2 = Soph |title = The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft |location = London, England |publisher = Amber Books Ltd. |year = 2002 |isbn = 0-7607-3432-1 }}
* {{cite book |last=Hagedorn |first=Daniel P. |title=Central American and Caribbean Air Forces |year=1993 |location=Tonbridge, Kent, UK |publisher=Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd |isbn=0-85130-210-6}}
* {{cite magazine |last=Jarrett |first=Philip |author-link=Philip Jarrett |title=Limited Editions: Vought V-66E Corsair |magazine=] |date=December 1997 |volume=25 |issue=12 |pages=28–38 |issn=0143-7240}}
*{{cite magazine |last1=Lezon|first1=Ricardo Martin|last2=Stitt|first2=Robert M.|name-list-style=amp |title=Eyes of the Fleet: Seaplanes in Argentine Navy Service, Part 2|magazine=Air Enthusiast |date=January–February 2004 |issue=109 |pages=46–59 |issn=0143-5450}}
*{{cite magazine|last=Young|first=Edward M.|title=France's Forgotten Air War|magazine=]|date=1984|issue=25 |pages=22–33 |issn=0143-5450}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book |last = Núñez Padin |first = Jorge Felix |title= O2U-1A & V65F / V66F Corsair |year = 2009 |editor-first = Jorge Felix |editor-last = Núñez Padin |publisher = Fuerzas Aeronavales |series = Serie Aeronaval |volume = 19 |language = es |location = Bahía Blanca, Argentina |url = http://www.fuerzasaeronavales.com/?p=24 |access-date = 2014-08-21 }}

* {{Commons category-inline|Vought O2U Corsair}}

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Latest revision as of 23:20, 13 December 2024

1926 naval observation aircraft family
O2U Corsair
O2U-4 Corsair
General information
TypeObservation
National originUnited States
ManufacturerVought
Primary usersUnited States Navy United States Marine Corps
United States Coast Guard
Number built580
History
Introduction date1926
An O2U floatplane flies over the Cavite Navy Yard, circa 1930. The seaplane tender Jason is docked at the yard, directly below the plane. Sangley Point is in the background.

The Vought O2U Corsair is a 1920s biplane scout and observation aircraft. Developed by Vought Corporation, the O2U was ordered by the United States Navy (USN) in 1927. Powered by a 400 hp (298 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340 engine, it incorporated a steel-tube fuselage structure and a wood wing structure with fabric covering. Many were seaplanes or amphibians.

Design and development

Two prototypes were ordered in 1926 and tested by the Navy Trial Board before the first production batches were ordered. In 1927, a total of 291 O2Us were produced. The O2U-2, -3 and -4 were ordered in 1928 with minor changes. By 1930 they were being superseded by the O3U which was basically similar to the O2U-4, one variant of which was fitted with the Grumman float, and were manufactured until 1936. A total of 289 were built. Many of them had cowled engines and some had enclosed cockpits.

Operational history

The 600-690 hp (448-515 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1690-42 Hornet engine was used to power Corsairs designated SU-1 to SU-4. The change in designation reflected their role as scouts (their larger engines and heavier weight precluded their use as floatplanes, and USN examples were only used on wheels from either carrier decks or land bases). A total of 289 SU designated aircraft were built for the USN. No fewer than 141 Corsairs were still serving with the US Navy and Marines when the US entered World War II.

Export versions included the Corsair V-65F, V-66F and V-80F for the Argentine Navy, the V-80P for the Peruvian Air Force, and the V-85G for Germany. China purchased Corsair variants V-65C and V-92C. Brazil purchased 36 aircraft V-65B, some hydroplanes V-66B and 15 V-65F.

In March 1929, Mexico purchased 12 armed aircraft O2U-2M versions with the 400 hp (300 kW) Wasp engine to quell a military coup; Mexico then built 31 more units under licence, and called them Corsarios Azcárate O2U-4A. In 1937, Mexico purchased 10 V-99M equipped with the Pratt & Whitney R-1340-T1H-1 550 hp Wasp engine, some of them may have been sent to Spain.

China purchased the 42 export versions of O2U-1 from 1929 to 1933, and 21 export versions of O3U between 1933 and 1934 and they saw extensive bombing actions. The O2U-1 versions participated in the Central Plains War and in the January 28 Incident against Japanese targets, while the O3U versions first participated in the Battle of Pingxingguan to support the Chinese ground forces, and later against the Japanese targets in Shanghai.

Peru purchased two Vought OSUs which were designated UO-1A. Later, in 1929, 12 O2U-1 were acquired. Used first as trainers, they saw action against APRA rebels in the northern areas of the country, and against Colombian ships and aircraft during the Colombia-Peru War. None were lost due to enemy fire, but several were destroyed due to accidents. These aircraft were also used for light bombing and casualty evacuation by the US Marine Corps during the intervention in Nicaragua in the late 1920s.

Thailand used their Corsairs in the Franco-Thai War and in the Battle of Ko Chang against the French Navy.

The most famous "combat" operation of this aircraft was shooting the original King Kong off of the Empire State Building.

The name "Corsair" was used several times by Vought's planes; the O2U, Vought SBU Corsair in 1933, F4U in 1938, and the A-7 Corsair II in 1963.

Variants

XO-28
Single example taken on charge by the U.S. Army Air Corps for evaluation with serial 29-323, Wright Field Project Number P-547, powered by a 450 h.p. R-1340-C engine. Destroyed in hangar fire at Wright Field, Ohio, 18 March 1930.
O2U-1
two prototypes followed by 130 production aircraft for USN with interchangeable wheel/float landing gear and 28 aircraft for other customers. 450 hp (336 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340-88 Wasp engine
O2U-2
37 built, increased span and larger rudder
O2U-3
110 built (30 for export), revised wing rigging, redesigned tail surfaces and Pratt & Whitney R-1340-C engine
O2U-4
43 built (1 for export. Also seven civilian O2U were built), similar to O2U-3 but with equipment changes
O3U-1
87 built as observation seaplanes incorporating Grumman amphibious float
O3U-2
29 built, strengthened airframe, Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet engine
O3U-3
76 built, 550 hp (410 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340-12 Wasp engine.
O3U-4
65 built, Pratt & Whitney R-1690-42 Hornet engine.
XO3U-5
test aircraft with Pratt & Whitney R-1535 engine
XO3U-6
test aircraft converted from O3U-3 with NACA cowling and enclosed cockpits
O3U-6
32 built, 16 with Pratt & Whitney R-1340-12 Wasp and 16 with Pratt & Whitney R-1340-18 Wasp engines
SU-1
Scout version of the O3U based on the O3U-2, 28 built
SU-2
Scout version of the O3U based on the O3U-4, 53 built
SU-3
Variant of the SU-2 with low-pressure tires, 20 built
XSU-4
SU-2 converted as a prototype SU-4 variant with a 600 hp R-1690-42 engine, later became an SU-4.
SU-4
SU-4 re-engined with a 600 hp R-1690-2 engine, 41 built
One United States Navy O2U-3 evaluated by the United States Army Air Corps.
Vought V-65B
Export version for Brazil - 36
Vought V-65C
Export version for Nationalist China
Vought V-65F
Export version for Argentine Navy
Vought V-66B
Export version for Brazil
Vought V-66E
Export version for United Kingdom, powered by 500 kp () Pratt & Whitney Wasp D.1 engine, one brought for evaluation by the Royal Air Force, delivered 1933 and discarded 1936.
Vought V-66F
Export version for Brazil - 15, and Argentine Navy
Vought V-80F
Export version for Argentine Navy
Vought V-80P
Export version for Peruvian Air Force
Vought V-85G
Export version for Germany
Vought V-92C
Export version for Nationalist China
Vought V-93S
Export version of the O3U-6 for Thailand
Vought V-99M
Export version for Mexico
TNCA Corsario Azcárate
31 O2U-4A aircraft built under license in Mexico.
Vought AXV1
A single O2U supplied to the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service for evaluation in 1929.

Operators

Argentine Navy O2U Corsair
The only survivor of V-93S/SA Corsair fleet, displayed at the Royal Thai Air Force Museum
 Argentina
 Brazil
 Republic of China
 Cuba
 Dominican Republic
 Germany - commercial variant (V-85G) used to deliver mail from the ocean liners SS Bremen and SS Europa
 Japan
 Mexico
 Peru
 United Kingdom
 United States
 Thailand

Specifications (SU-4 Corsair)

Vought O2U-2 3-view drawing from Aero Digest November 1928

Data from The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two
  • Capacity: 500 lb (227 kg)
  • Length: 27 ft 5.5 in (8.37 m)
  • Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
  • Height: 11 ft 4 in (3.45 m)
  • Wing area: 337 sq ft (31.31 m)
  • Empty weight: 3,312 lb (1,502 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 4,765 lb (2,161 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1690-42 Hornet radial, 600 hp (447 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 167 mph (269 km/h, 145 kn) at sea level
  • Range: 680 mi (1,094 km, 591 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 18,600 ft (5,670 m)
  • Power/mass: 0.13lb/hp (0.21 kW/kg)

Armament

  • Guns: 3x .30 cal (7.62 mm) Browning machine guns, two forward firing in upper wing and one on a trainable mount in rear cockpit
  • Bombs: 4x 116 lb (53 kg) or 10 30 lb (14 kg) bombs under lower wings

References

Citations

  1. ^ Eden and Moeng 2002
  2. "Corsarios Mexicanos" (in Spanish). Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine portalaviacion.vuela.com. Retrieved: 18 January 2011.
  3. Royal Thai Air Force, Bangkok, 1976: The History of the Air Force in the Conflict with French Indochina.
  4. "1922-1929 USAAS-USAAC Serial Numbers".
  5. Andrade, John M. U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Earl Shilton, Leicester: Midland Counties Publications, 1979. ISBN 0-904597-22-9, page 138.
  6. "New Navy Planes Land On Water Or Deck." Popular Science, February 1933.
  7. "Eyes of the Fleet as seen during Maneuvers." Popular Mechanics, March 1933.
  8. ^ "Vought". Aerofiles. Retrieved: 18 January 2011.
  9. Jarrett 1997, pp. 28–33
  10. Hagedorn 1993, p. 10.
  11. Hagedorn 1993, p. 96.

Sources

  • Eden, Paul; Moeng, Soph (2002). The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. London, England: Amber Books Ltd. ISBN 0-7607-3432-1.
  • Hagedorn, Daniel P. (1993). Central American and Caribbean Air Forces. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-210-6.
  • Jarrett, Philip (December 1997). "Limited Editions: Vought V-66E Corsair". Aeroplane Monthly. Vol. 25, no. 12. pp. 28–38. ISSN 0143-7240.
  • Lezon, Ricardo Martin & Stitt, Robert M. (January–February 2004). "Eyes of the Fleet: Seaplanes in Argentine Navy Service, Part 2". Air Enthusiast. No. 109. pp. 46–59. ISSN 0143-5450.
  • Young, Edward M. (1984). "France's Forgotten Air War". Air Enthusiast. No. 25. pp. 22–33. ISSN 0143-5450.

Further reading

  • Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix (2009). Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix (ed.). O2U-1A & V65F / V66F Corsair. Serie Aeronaval (in Spanish). Vol. 19. Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Fuerzas Aeronavales. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
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