More AF Corsair Repaints

[Bomber_12th]

Here are some test shots of some repaints, for the Aircraft Factory Corsair, which should be available soon.

This first one depicts an FG-1D that was operated by the Naval Air Reserve at NAS Minneapolis (what is today MSP International).

[Bomber_12th]

This second one depicts the award-winning Gary Kohs' FG-1D, which was restored by Air Power Unlimited, as it was when completed in a pure 1945 factory paint scheme (down to the correct shade of blue on the crankcase of the R-2800).

[Bomber_12th]

Third (and final for now) is a depiction of the same Corsair above (the Gary Kohs FG-1D), as it looks today, owned by the Vintage Wings of Canada and placed in the markings of Robert Hampton Gray.

[skyhawka4m]

John......THANK YOU!!!! These are the paints I was hoping for....this is my Christmas present for sure. Money being short this year and my PC almost about to kick the bucket....I'm glad I'll get to fly these before it crashes. Not much longer I'm afraid.......not sure what happens to my simming if it does. Anyway....thank you!

[Duckie]

Great job, as always, John. Thank you for sharing.

[mal998]

Excellent! Looking forward to these.

[bentwing]

Fantastic work!

[ejoiner]

Here are some test shots of some repaints, for the Aircraft Factory Corsair, which should be available soon.

This first one depicts an FG-1D that was operated by the Naval Air Reserve at NAS Minneapolis (what is today MSP International).

JT, I purchased this aircraft and have installed your beautiful repaints! Great stuff!!

Now, howzabout doing up this one since you have a lot of the base work already done? This is one I illustrated 30 years ago on canvas, so she is close to my heart! (Note the image below is not my work.)

[big-mike]

Thank you so much for your lovely paints,John.
I enjoy them very much!
Mike

[Bomber_12th]

BTW, anyone knew to this aircraft, I also have a couple other repaints I released earlier this year, in the form of jt_cors_n72nw.zip (Olympic Flight Museum) and jt_cors_n209tw.zip (Texas Flying Legends). For both of those, you'll also want to install the update I released for them, jt_cors_updates.zip (all available here and at Flightsim.com). Also, there are tons of repaints from Jan Kees available here and at OZx, and some other fantastic repaints by Martial Feron and Todd Disrud available at Flightsim.com.

Eric, that paint scheme of the "NAS Olathe" Corsair has actually already been done, very well, by Todd Disrud, and you can find the repaint at Flightsim.com as f4u1d_olathe.zip. Give it a try, and see what you think.

[fxsttcb]

Yep. Here's a shot from 1950...Don
http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Corsairs/...p-1950-01.html

[gray eagle]

Yep. Here's a shot from 1950...Don
http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Corsairs/...p-1950-01.html

Thanks Don and John for the info

This is one of the coolest paints for the F-4 Corsair that I have seen so far. Thank you John for a wonderful job! "Butch"

[Bomber_12th]

Here are some more photos of the real restored aircraft, leading the Horsemen aerobatic team in their Navy demo from a few years back (back when Jim Beasley was still part of the team - I still recall Jim mentioning that the Corsair can make just about any pilot's landing look good, as it is almost impossible to bounce, as those long landing gear oleos absorb so much and slowly settle):

https://www.flickr.com/photos/john_lackey/12196551904
https://www.flickr.com/photos/robert...azo/5875768666
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rwleslie58/5013590508
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rwleslie58/5012987081
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelynaugh/5014950792
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rwleslie58/5013593602

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft...00575846L.html

[DaveB]

I still recall Jim mentioning that the Corsair can make just about any pilot's landing look good, as it is almost impossible to bounce, as those long landing gear oleos absorb so much and slowly settle):

This is one aspect of the real aircraft obviously missed by the Aircraft Factory team!

ATB
DaveB

[Bomber_12th]

This is one aspect of the real aircraft obviously missed by the Aircraft Factory team!

That is the reason why I've had to laugh everytime someone has stated (either in a review, or on the forums) that they felt that the flight dynamics must be quite accurate because they've bounced it on landing. : ) In reality, that was only a problem with the very earliest of Corsairs, and by the time of the F4U-1A, -1D, and subsequent variants, the landing gear had a much more cushioning effect. You'll see that the landing gear on the Corsair differs than you see on other warbirds, as when they're on the ground, with the full weight of the aircraft on the gear, the oleos are completely compressed, and they are intended to be that way using the full-throw of the oleo.

Edit: You can see this in action, very clearly, in this classic "Roaring Glory" video on the Planes of Fame F4U-1A, when Steve is landing the aircraft (after about 20:23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nubn_QpkHnI