Navy fighter plane to be demonstrated
Washington (UP) –
The first production model of the new Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1 Navy fighter plane will take to the air Monday.
The plane will have a demonstration flight at the Stratford, Conn., plant of the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Division.
The Navy did not reveal any details concerning the plane’s performance. The new fighter, which has been named the “Corsair”, is an inverted gullwing model.