History:
F4U-5N (N meaning “nightfighter”) served with the Honduran Air Force and saw combat in the ground-attack role in 1969 against El Salvador along with 21 other Corsairs. It is restored in the F4U-5 configuration. Gulled-wings resulted in shorter and stronger landing gear while a wide wheel base in combination made the plane more strong and stable for island and carrier landings. These characteristics served the Marines and Navy very well.
| Registration Number | Date of Manufacture |
| N179PT | 1947 |
| Aircraft Role | Nickname |
| Carrier based Fighter | |
| Aircraft Type: | Wingspan: |
| Chance Vought F4U “Corsair” | 41 feet |
| Overall length: | Empty weight: |
| 33 feet 4 inches | 8980 pounds |
| Gross weight: | Fuel capacity: |
| 14,000 pounds | 323 Gal. |
| Oil capacity | Engine type: |
| 28 Gallons | Single 2000 hp Pratt & Whitney R2800-8 |
| Propeller type: | Max Speed |
| Four Blade Hamilton Standard | 420 mph |
| Rate of Climb | Cruise Speed |
| 230 Knots | |
| Service Ceiling | Number of Crew |
| 41,000 feet | Single Pilot |
| Armament | Bomb Load |
| Four 20mm wing mounted guns | |
| Number Built | Number Surviving |
| 12571 | 28 |
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