tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post5063924681377080030..comments2024-03-08T16:42:41.614-08:00Comments on Tailhook Topics: The Last Propeller-Pulled Corsairs: F4U-5/AU-1/F4U-7Tailspinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17837863895661437038noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-83005220942127727372023-01-21T10:18:50.482-08:002023-01-21T10:18:50.482-08:00F4U-7 wing inlet feeds main stage supercharger and...F4U-7 wing inlet feeds main stage supercharger and auxiliary stage superchargerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-1254631925988760122023-01-21T10:16:00.473-08:002023-01-21T10:16:00.473-08:00Chin inlet is only for the oil radiatior in F4U-7....Chin inlet is only for the oil radiatior in F4U-7. Aux stage blower and main stage blower air comes from the wing root inlet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-69701337252990685952021-05-06T11:24:33.965-07:002021-05-06T11:24:33.965-07:00So it is unknown what engine components did the wi...So it is unknown what engine components did the wing-root inlets feed? I'd be interested in your guess.Francesco Blasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09725732051443016460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-85087739944610638682020-12-29T07:45:15.216-08:002020-12-29T07:45:15.216-08:00Hello, im wondering if the F4U-7's aux. stage ...Hello, im wondering if the F4U-7's aux. stage blower take air from wing root or the chin inlet? Since the new oilcooler have taken the chin inlet, if this inlet is shared by both oilcooler and supercharger? Or just like F4U-1 with a hole beside the intercooler in the wing root for the aux stage?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09302667623792094492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-76850559219048367752017-04-12T05:47:46.441-07:002017-04-12T05:47:46.441-07:00Hello, Tommy. This is one of those posts I was lon...Hello, Tommy. This is one of those posts I was long waiting for. As you may recall, later Corsair versions are of strong interest to me since the published literature is a little sparse confronted to the attention authors have given -quite rightly, on the other hand- to the F4U-1 wartime fighter. Francesco Blasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09725732051443016460noreply@blogger.com