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Super Corsairs, designated F2G, were built by Goodyear in 1945 with its first flight on July 15 of the same year. They were powered by an even larger Pratt & Whitney R -4360 28-cylinder four-row air-cooled, radial engine which produced 3,000 horsepower and had a remarkable 50% increase in its takeoff power
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The increase in takeoff power didn't really help the performance. Rate of climb slightly increased-basically the same as the F4U and top speed actually decreased.
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Super Corsairs, designated F2G, were built by Goodyear in 1945 with its first flight on July 15 of the same year. They were powered by an even larger Pratt & Whitney R -4360 28-cylinder four-row air-cooled, radial engine which produced 3,000 horsepower and had a remarkable 50% increase in its takeoff power
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But it was slower and its rate of climb was only about 40 feet per min higher than the Corsair.
The Bearcat had similar performance with a smaller engine.
 
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