My Dad was a Corsair mechanic at the end of the war, and still has all of his manuals. I haven't looked at them for quite sometime, but one thing that always amazed me was the engine layout. They had 3 banks of 9 cylinders. Each cylinder had 2 spark plugs (for a total of 72 plugs!). They also carried 50 gals(!) of oil in the sump. Water injection was used for extra power when needed, but was used sparingly as it really raised heck with the engine. Dad always said the pilots really loved (and were thankful for)the kick in the pants the injection gave them!

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