Hasegawa 1:48 F4U-5M Corsair Kit HAJT75Hasegawa 1: 48 F4U 5M Corsair Kit HAJT75 The revolutionary design of the F4U Corsair was created in 1938 in response to the request of the US Navy to design a high speed fighter stationed on board aircraft carriers. Chance Vought took on the challenge, with the goal of fitting the most powerful of the available engines (i. e. the Pratt Whitney Double Wasp engine) into the smallest possible airframe. The key was to place the clunky landing gear in the