The Goodyear F2G Corsair, often referred to as the "Super Corsair", is a development by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of the Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft. The F2G was intended as a low-altitude interceptor and was equipped with a 28-cylinder, four-row Pratt & Whitney R-4360 air-cooled radial engine.

A dozen photos of four Corsairs equipped with Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major twenty-eight-cylinder, four-bank radial engines, three Goodyear F2Gs and the Super Corsair racing plane. F2G-1 N4324 remains in stock configuration. F2G-1 N5588N and F2G-2 NX5577N were converted for racing in the post-war Thompson Trophy Races.

Big, robust, and fast, the Goodyear F2G was often referred to as the "Super Corsair" for good reason. Designed and produced by Goodyear rather than Vought, the F2G design was initiated as a late World War II upgrade to the famous F4U Corsair series.

Nov 11, 2021 · We found this great mini-documentary from Goodyear’s Aviation Tire division that highlights the Corsair and the Super Corsair. In a hurry? Skip to the around the seven minute mark and you’ll hear the sound of the 3,000 horses trapped inside the F2G’s airframe.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company that began its tire “building” operation in Akron, Ohio somehow was awarded a contract to build additional Vought-Corsair fighter planes for the United States Navy shortly after the “Japs” bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941.

Jan 25, 2022 · So, the Navy authorised Goodyear to create a new model – the F2G “Super Corsair”. This was primarily intended to be for the US Marine Corps and would have an emphasis on low level interception, with the ability to act as an attack aircraft.

Aug 3, 2020 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Goodyear F2G Super Corsair Carrier-based Low-Altitude, High-Performance Fighter Prototype including pictures.

Sep 6, 2024 · This installment of Randy’s Warbird Profiles takes a look at the Museum of Flight ‘s Goodyear F2G-1 Super Corsair BuNo. 88454. Goodyear Rubber & Tire Company built F2G aircraft based on the license-built FG-1, and were finally fitted with a Pratt & Whitney R-4360 engine powering a 13ft.

The Goodyear F2G "Super" Corsair was a development by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of the FG-1/ F4U-1 Corsair design as a special low-altitude version of a fighter equipped with a Pratt & Whitney R-4360 twenty-eight-cylinder, four-row radial air-cooled engine.

Jun 30, 2023 · It was here, against the backdrop of propellers and piston engines, that Goodyear Aircraft Corporation set out to design the Corsair’s muscular brother – the F2G. The Corsair, already a beast in the air with its distinctive gull-wing shape, gained admiration for its prowess in the Pacific theater.