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Grumman F7F Tigercat
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| Plane type & model |
Carrier-based fighter-bomber (F7F-3) |
In 1941 commenced the studies for a new embarked fighter-bomber for the Midway class carriers, and the order on the prototypes was emitted on 30 June of the same year. For the plane, that had to be of excellent performances, Grumman choosed a traditional configuration with a particular aerodynamically sight. The two engines were placed in the wing, that was in a middle position; it had a tricycle-retractile landing gear ( it was the first time that this device was proposed for an embarked plane). Enven before the completition of the testings, the factory had recieved an order of production of 500 planes for the Marines, but the ending of the war arrived before the delivering of these planes. The Tigercat was utilized in a hundred of exemplars after April 1944 (F7F-2/3/4N) also as a double seated fighter. Its career was finished in the early of ´50s |
| Length |
13.83 m ; 45.49 Ft |
| Height |
5.05 m ; 16.61 Ft |
| Wingspan |
15.7 m ; 51.64 Ft |
| Wing Area |
42.27 sq m ; 50.56 sq Yds |
| Engine |
2 Pratt & whitney R-2800-34W Double Wasp (2129 CV) |
| Weapons |
4 20mm cannons. , 4 12,7mm mg ,up to 900 kg of bombs or 1 torpedo |
| Empty Weight |
7380 Kg ; 16291 Lbs |
| Max Weight |
7380 Kg ; 16291 Lbs |
| Top Speed |
700 Km/h ; 435 MpH |
| Ceiling |
12400 m ; 40789.47 ft |
| Range |
2570 Km ; 1597 mi |
| First flight |
December 1943 |
| N° built |
363 |
| Versions built |
8 |
| Used by n° countries |
1 |
| Crew |
1 |
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