All Posts Tagged With: "F4U Corsair"

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The Cleveland Air Races

I attended the 1947 Cleveland Air Races. My father met me on the excuse he had customers in Cleveland and vicinity. In truth, I felt he didn’t think I’d be around long, and he might get a chance to convince me to give up testing planes.
Two F4U Corsairs would be racing and both were flown [...]

12Jan2010 | Wayne Harding | 0 comments | Continued
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Slide Rule Accuracy

Experimental projects at Vought Aircraft were exciting and involved great preparation. All engineers knew slide rules like front-line soldiers know their rifles.
In early 1947, I was the pilot on a project that our customer (Navy/Marines) wanted: a F4U Corsair that would go 450 mph at heights up to 40,000 feet, continually for a minimum of [...]

27Aug2009 | Wayne Harding | 0 comments | Continued
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A F4U Corsair, a P-39 Airacobra, and Sinclair Lewis

The summer of 1947, I was coming back on a Production flight mid-afternoon and was happy.  I had a good bird with only a few minor problems. When I called Tower for clearance into the pattern, the controller said I had a guest, south of Milford off Pond Point, waiting to meet me.
That was odd.  [...]

20Jul2009 | Wayne Harding | 1 comment | Continued
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Author Meets Lindbergh

Mid-fall 1947, Mr. Taliaferro called me to his office for a non-scheduled meeting.  I thought maybe his records were different than mine.  I found out that they were not, and we were on target for quotas, but it hadn’t been easy.  The large Corsair orders, mostly for the Korean War, had necessitated long hours of [...]

5Jul2009 | Wayne Harding | 3 comments | Continued
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Hello Readers - Climb Aboard!

Buckle up and I promise you an exhilarating ride in the F4U Corsair. You’ll experience shattering speeds, amazing maneuvers, and some ground level excitement as well.

20May2009 | Wayne Harding | 4 comments | Continued