Jared Isaacman
@rookisaacman · Feb 1, 2024
-1938 RFP for new carrier fighter
-1938 RFP awarded
-1940 first flight
-By end of 1942 Corsairs are in the fight.
It has not worked this way for decades. Excessive consolidation means Lockheed & Boeing do it all (some Northrop). No real competition means little incentive to inn
National Air and Space Museum@airandspace· Feb 1, 2024On #TDIH in 1938, the U.S. Navy requested proposals for a new carrier-based fighter aircraft. The result was the Vought F4U-1D Corsair:
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Good plane, but ultimately the F6F Hellcat was the winner.
F6F had the best kill ratio of any plane in WW2.
10:52 PM · February 1, 2024 · 34.2K views
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