4.11 F4U Performance

[Janosch]

Originally Posted by jameson

Some actual numbers courtesy of the the US Navy for F4U-4 (Declassified) from this PDF:

Does the chart assume that the carrier is moving at the top speed? Because in calm condition, I sure can't take off a F4U-1D with tinytims, hvars and full fuel load if the carrier (Saratoga) isn't traveling at top speed.

At carrier top speed, it's still a challenge, but possible. I was the only plane flying in the test mission I tried it out with. Winds were at zero.