The first major design element to consider was the choice of engine. The impossible will take a week, ten days at most.” Chance-Vought picked up the request and put their chief designer on the job, a man named Rex Beisel who had a saying: “ The difficult we do immediately. The request was sent to all the major manufacturers of the time, who were invited to submit their designs. In 1938, one such request was sent out for a high performance, carrier-based fighter with four guns and anti-aircraft bombs. However, the aim was to motivate the manufacturers into designing new technology to meet the requirements. Often the requirements seemed unlikely to be achievable at first glance, by pushing the limits of the available technology. These requests were sent to the different companies involved in the design of aircraft and each had a certain amount of time to pitch their concepts for meeting the requests.
Nonetheless, it went on to become one of the more versatile aircraft in World War II and is sometimes credited as the most successful with an 11-1 victory ratio.Īs usual, we first take a look at the history of this warplane, and then a quick look at what you can expect from the plane in World of Warplanes.ĭuring the War, the US Bureau of Aeronautics were notorious for publishing proposal requests with difficult requirements. However, the plane was very carefully designed with strict objectives in mind. With its over-sized propeller and unusual bent wing structure, you’d be forgiven for thinking at first glance that the plane was made from a “pick n’ mix” parts box. This week, our history spotlight is focused on the American F4U Corsair, an aircraft designed to meet very specific requirements.
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