Posts Tagged ‘vintage aircraft’

Introducing The F4U Corsair

The F4U Corsair was a propeller-driven single-engine plane that served in the Second World War as well as the Korean War. Designed by Chance Vought, one of the leading aircraft manufacturing companies of its time, according to extremely strict specifications of United States Navy, the F4U Corsair was one of the best propeller-fighter planes to [...]

The Beech Staggerwing Biplane Served Civilians And The Military

At the height of the Great Depression, airplane designer T. A. “Ted” Wells collaborated with Walter H. Beech, the noted aircraft company executive, on a new design for a fast and powerful biplane specifically built for use by business executives. Even though the market for civil aircraft was depressed, they dared to initiate the design [...]