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Exhibits and Photo Gallery | Prop Planes
SPECIFICATIONS:
| WING SPAN |
41’ |
| WING AREA |
314 SQ FT |
| LENGTH |
33’ 6" |
| HEIGHT |
14’ 9" |
| WEIGHT |
9,683 LBS |
| GROSS WEIGHT |
14,106 LBS |
| ENGINE |
PRATT & WHITNEY
R2800-32W,
2300 HORSEPOWER |
| MAX SPEED |
470 MPH |
| CRUISE SPEED |
227 MPH |
| CLIMB |
3,780 FEET PER MINUTE |
| RANGE |
1.120 MILES |
| ARMAMENT |
NONE |
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CHANCE
VOUGHT F4U5N "CORSAIR"
F - FIGHTER-4-4TH MODEL
U - CHANCE VOUGHT
5 - MODIFICATION
N - NIGHT
FIGHTER
The Corsair first flew on 29 May 1940 and was built
by three different companies, Chance Vought (F4U)Goodyear
(FG-1) and Brewster (F3A). The Corsair was in production
longer than any other World War Two fighters were. The F4U
started production in June 1942 with the last Corsair rolling
off the assembly line in December 1952 for a total production
run of 12,571 Corsairs built. There were 88 Marine Aces in
20 Marine squadrons flying the F4U Corsair during World War
Two.The F4U-5 Corsair, too late for World War Two, started
coming off the assembly line in April 1946. The night fighting
units flying the F4U-5N Corsair, F7F-3N Tigercat and the
F3D Skyknight accounted for 11 enemy aircraft during the
Korean War. Sept 10th 1952 Capt. Jesse G. Folmar of VMF-312
is credited with shooting down an Russian made MIG-15 while
flying the Corsair. This F4U-5N was delivered to the Navy
on8 November 1948 and was retired from active inventory in
1953 with total of 1,392 hours. It has been restored in Marine
Night Fighting Squadron VMF(N)-513 markings as it served
in Korea. |
SPECIFICATIONS:
| WING SPAN |
38’0” |
| WING AREA |
260 SQ FT |
| LENGTH |
28’ 10” |
| HEIGHT |
11’ 5” |
| ENGINE |
1 x PRATT & WHITNEY R-1830-36
1 x PRATT & WHITNEY R-1820-56 |
| POWER |
1200 HORSE POWER |
| MAX SPEED |
320 MPH |
| RANGE |
925 NAUTICAL MILES |
| CEILING |
35,600' |
| EMPTY WEIGHT |
5,542 LBS |
| GROSS WEIGHT |
7952 LBS |
| ARMAMENT |
6 x 0.50 CAL MACHINE GUNS PLUS
2 BOMBS
(F4F-4)
4 x 0.5. CAL MACHINE GUNS PLUS 2 BOMBS
(FM-2) |
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GENERAL MOTORS FM-2 "WILDCAT"
(GRUMMAN F4F)
F - FIGHTER
M - GENERAL MOTORS
2 - 2ND MODEL
Grumman Aircraft designed and built the Wildcat prior to and
during the early years of World War II.The F4F “Wildcat”
along with the Brewster F3A “Buffalo” were the
first line fighters of the USMC at the beginning of World War
II.
These two aircraft were flown by the gallant Marine pilots
at Wake Island, Midway, and Guadalcanal where they were able
to partially blunt the efforts of the Japanese Zero. The
“Wildcat” continued to serve until the end of the
war aboard jeep carriers. Marine pilots such as Joe Foss,
John Smith, Henry Elrod, Harold Bauer, and Robert Galer earned
the Medal of Honor flying Wildcats.The Wildcat produced eight
Medal of Honor recipients- more than any other single engine
fighter. Eleven Marine Wildcat squadrons are credited
with shooting down 562 enemy aircraft. Grumman stopped
building the “Wildcats” in 1943. The Eastern Aircraft
Division of General Motors picked up production of the “Wildcat”
in late 1942. |
SPECIFICATIONS:
| WING SPAN |
40’ 3” |
| WING AREA |
291 SQ FT |
| LENGTH |
41’ 6” |
| HEIGHT |
15’ 2” |
| EMPTY WEIGHT |
6,921 LBS |
| GROSS WEIGHT |
14,444 LBS |
| ENGINE |
2 x GARRET T76-G-420/421 |
| POWER |
1040 SHAFT HORSE POWER |
| MAX SPEED |
280 MPH |
| RANGE |
COMBAT LOAD: 228 NAUTICAL
MILES
FERRY: 1428 NAUTICAL
MILES |
| CEILING |
35,600' |
| ARMAMENT |
3,600 LBS OF BOMBS AND/OR
ROCKETS4 x 7.62mm MACHINE GUNS |
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ROCKWELL
(NORTH AMERICAN) OV-10 "BRONCO"
O - OBSERVATION
V - FIXED WING
The
OV-10 was delivered to VMO-2 in February 1968 and deployed
to Vietnam for duty the same year.Initially designed with
a compartment behind the cockpits for counter-insurgency
operations the Bronco mission also included helicopter
escort, Light Armed Reconnaissance, and Forward Air Control
(FAC) duties. The rear section of the fuselage can
also carry cargo, personnel or 2 stretchers. |
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