| F2G "Super" Corsair | |
|---|---|
.jpg) XF2G-1 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Carrier-based fighter aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Goodyear Aircraft |
| Primary user | United States Navy |
| Number built | 10 + 7 prototypes |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1945 |
| Introduction date | 1945 |
| First flight | 15 July 1945 |
| Retired | 1945 |
| Developed from | Vought F4U Corsair |
The Goodyear F2G Corsair, often referred to as the "Super Corsair", is a development by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of the Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft. The F2G was intended as a low-altitude interceptor and was equipped with a 28-cylinder, four-row Pratt & Whitney R-4360 air-cooled radial engine.
Such a fighter was first conceived in 1939, when Pratt & Whitney first proposed the immense, 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) R-4360,[1] and design work began in early 1944.
- ^ Pautigny 2003, p. 76.