08.02.2009, 01:56
Long time Anthony!
Here is another US 46 to consider. The F5U!!! Flying Pancake! This was a MEAN lookin bugger. VERY slow stall speed, TONS of HP, and lots of firepower. Also was rated VERY fast.
![[Image: f5u-5.jpg]](http://www.airwar.ru/image/idop/fighter/f5u/f5u-5.jpg)
The full prototype never flew, but the smaller test aircraft did, and from all accounts, flew VERY well.
![[Image: vot-v173x.jpg]](http://www.aerofiles.com/vot-v173x.jpg)
Sadly, this aircraft got hit by the "Jets or nothing" policy at the end of WWII that killed MANY nice prop aircraft, even though props and pistons still played a major roll in Korea many years later. Interestingly, even though aircraft like the F8F, F7F, and P-51H was introduced later, it was the F4U and P-51D that served as the work horse in Korea.
Here is another US 46 to consider. The F5U!!! Flying Pancake! This was a MEAN lookin bugger. VERY slow stall speed, TONS of HP, and lots of firepower. Also was rated VERY fast.
The full prototype never flew, but the smaller test aircraft did, and from all accounts, flew VERY well.
Sadly, this aircraft got hit by the "Jets or nothing" policy at the end of WWII that killed MANY nice prop aircraft, even though props and pistons still played a major roll in Korea many years later. Interestingly, even though aircraft like the F8F, F7F, and P-51H was introduced later, it was the F4U and P-51D that served as the work horse in Korea.