Semi OT: Brewster aircraft

I guess you could count the Bucaneer, and the Brewster built Corsairs. I think they were more (in)famous for bad planes and poor quality control. Although The Buffalo actually wasn't so bad in the right hands. See what Finland did with them.

I've just realised this was also known as the Buccaneer.

Regards

Pat Macguire

That's a very interesting looking aircraft.

According to an article a few years back in one of the Philadelphia papers Brewster never had much of a chance. It was essentially bought out and owned by the "mob" and as such used as a cash cow for them and not to support the war effort. The "mob" also ran the unions so was not really interested in efficiency or good work. Most of their aircraft were promising designs but got little support from either the Navy or corporate bosses inside the plant. If it had been given the same sort of management other companies got and some really talented designers it would have been interesting to see what could have been done.

Cookie Sewell

snipped-for-privacy@earthlink.net said the following on 19/06/2008 21:35:

There is a reference to a Brewster Bermuda 1 in Aircraft Of The Fighting Powers Vol. III (1942 Edition).

On Jun 19, 4:41=EF=BF=BDpm, eyeball wrote: Although The Buffalo actually wasn't so bad in the right

It just occured to me to wonder-- if the Finnish ground crews were half as intense as the ones who emigrated to Michigan, hard work might have overcome Brewster's legendary shoddy workmanship.

I did a review on the Brewster Buccaneer/Bermuda book by Ginter for the IPMS/USA over the past year.

Stephen "FPilot" Bierce/IPMS #35922 {Sig Quotes Removed on Request}

them.http://www.daveswarbirds.com/usplanes/brewster.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster_Aeronautical_Corporation Add slow delivery.

Carrier fighters are (almost) always more overbuilt and lower performance than comparable Air Force planes. ("Almost" means F4U.)