The initial carrier-landing qualifications for the Chance Vought F4U Corsair were a ... When the Corsair thumped down on the deck, the landing gear’s oleos—shock-absorbing struts—bottomed ...

Chuck Wahl's Vultures Row Aviation serves as a sanctuary for aviation history, where the iconic Vought ... main landing gear,” Wahl states, eagerly anticipating the moment when the Corsair ...

During World War II, many Japanese regarded America’s Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft ... Further minimizing drag was the retractable landing gear—a first for a Navy aircraft.

In 2005, the Connecticut legislature unanimously declared the Chance Vought F4U Corsair ... and propeller. The Corsair would have needed long, and thereby heavy, landing gear to give the massive ...