Has an R-4360 ever been hung on the nose of a Bearcat?

[J.A.W.]

Re: Has an R-4360 ever been hung on the nose of a Bearcat?

AFAIK, the 10 F2G corn-cobs built didn't offer the Navy sufficient performance advantage over the F4U-4..
[Which is - presumably - why they were released as surplus & available for the Cleveland Air Races].
The Corsair continued post-war development into F4U-5, & which the USN preferred over both the
F2G & F8Fs..

[BellCobraIV]

Re: Has an R-4360 ever been hung on the nose of a Bearcat?

If it could be done, it would certainly be interesting to see how it would perform...but I've never heard of it being done...

So in the end, No it was never done. There was an extensive engineering file that my Dad developed, complete with the Pratt & Whitney 4360 installation manual. When it was all finished Lyle decided that the later versions of the R-3350 (Our later versions not Wrights) produced what was needed to make the job continue to happen.

[Big_Jim]

Re: Has an R-4360 ever been hung on the nose of a Bearcat?

So in the end, No it was never done. There was an extensive engineering file that my Dad developed, complete with the Pratt & Whitney 4360 installation manual. When it was all finished Lyle decided that the later versions of the R-3350 (Our later versions not Wrights) produced what was needed to make the job continue to happen.

Oh....THIS guy again?



(Not to be confused with "Oh, THAT Brad Haskin?")

[Tigercat24]

Re: Has an R-4360 ever been hung on the nose of a Bearcat?

Didn't Argonaut smoke the first R-2800 they hung on it?

Not that I know of...to my knowledge, the R-2800 on her now is the one she showed up with for 2011...the first one they put on her. The Sanders are currently building up a second Fury w/ R-2800 power as well:

http://www.sandersaircraft.com/resto...800project.asp

And here is the Argonaut page:

http://www.sandersaircraft.com/aircraft_argonaut.asp

[Samuel]

Re: Has an R-4360 ever been hung on the nose of a Bearcat?

Not that I know of...to my knowledge, the R-2800 on her now is the one she showed up with for 2011...the first one they put on her. The Sanders are currently building up a second Fury w/ R-2800 power as well:

http://www.sandersaircraft.com/resto...800project.asp

And here is the Argonaut page:

http://www.sandersaircraft.com/aircraft_argonaut.asp

I found it! So funny trying to remember where I read it and then finding it on this site http://www.aafo.com/hangartalk/showt...7507#post87507