Photo ID: 1011523
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Model: Vought Goodyear FG-1D Corsair |
Registration: NX773RD |
| Year: 1944 |
Serial Number: 92433, 92471 |
| Engine(s): P&W R2800-79, 2000-HpP, 14-Cyl, Twin Row Radial |
Owner: Ray Dieckman, Cincinnati, OH |
| Location: Tennessee Museum of Aviation, Sevierville, TN |
Photographer: Ken Stoltzfus |
| Date: April, 2004 |
Present Registration: Same |
Present Owner (FAA info): Same |
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Notes: 12/6/04 - When my twin brother Karl and I built balsa and paper models in the early 1950's, he did P-51's and I did Corsairs. I've always liked its can-do look.
This beautiful example of the Chance Vought Corsair series was built by Goodyear in 1944 as an FG-1D. It operates under BuNo 92433, which was Corsair N3440G that Frank Tallman had on display at Movieland of the Air Museum in the 1960's. Info on the 'net indicates that Tallman's aircraft was lost in a fire and that the airframe from BuNo 92471 was used to reconstruct it. Most references will list N773RD as BuNo 92433 and a few as 92471.
Present owner Ray Dieckman purchased the aircraft in 1995 and had it totally restored in Chino, CA. The first test flight was in May 2000 and it has flown just over 200-hours since. NX773RD is being marketed at this time as a "his and her" package with a 2005 Jaguar XKR convertible, for $1.8M. |
Photo ID: 1011524
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Notes: N883RD is a trophy-winner. Major awards include: Oshkosh 2004 and 2002 Preservation Award; Oshkosh 2000 - Reserve Grand Champion Warbird Trophy and Golden Wrench Award; Reno 2000- Smithsonian Rolls Royce Heritage Trophy and Peoples Choice Awards. |
| Photographer: Stoltzfus, Ken |
Photo ID: 1011525
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Notes: The arresting hook. The "X" in the registration indicates that it is certificated in Experimental Category.
I took these photos at the Tennessee Museum of Aviation and highly recommend it as a place to visit. They have a nice, well-displayed collection. |
| Photographer: Stoltzfus, Ken |
Photo ID: 1011526
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Notes: Nothing else has quite the Corsair look!
This aircraft has a rear jump seat, thus the non-standard window behind the canopy. |
| Photographer: Stoltzfus, Ken |
Photo ID: 1011527
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Notes: This is your wing folding mechanism. The bottom pin is hydraulically actuated to slide in and out and the wings can be folded while taxiing. |
| Photographer: Stoltzfus, Ken |
Photo ID: 1011528
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Notes: I don't think you'd ever want to give the impression that the Corsair has its hands raised in surrender. Not a chance. They were one of the most successful WW-II carrier and land-based fighters, and an effective ground support aircraft in Korea. |
| Photographer: Stoltzfus, Ken |
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