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GRUMMAN F8F-2 BEARCAT
1947
 
CARRIER BASED FIGHTER/BOMBER
  
     
 
 
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GRUMMAN F8F-2 BEARCAT
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 CARRIER-BASED FIGHTER/BOMBER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, (Later Grumman Aerospace
 
 Corporation)
FIRST FLIGHT :
 June 11, 1947
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 October 11, 1947
NUMBER BUILT :
 293
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
LENGTH :
 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
HEIGHT :
 13 ft 8 in (4.16 m)
WING AREA :
 244 sq ft (22.66 m sq)
WING LOADING :
 ---
POWER LOADING :
 ---
ASPECT RATIO :
 ---
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 7,690 lb (3488 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 10,426 lb (4729 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 13,494 lb (6121 kg)
ARMAMENT :
 4 x 20 mm M2 cannons,
PAYLOAD :
 1,000 lb (454 kg) of Bombs;
 
 4 x 5 in (127 mm) unguided rockets
POWER PLANT :
 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-30W Two-Row Variable-Speed
 
 Supercharged Radial Engine, Rated at 2,250 hp
CREW :
 1
 
 
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 387 mph (623 km/h) at Sea Level; 447 mph (719 km/h) at 28,000 ft
 
 (8534 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 182 mph (293 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 105 mph (169 km)
CLIMB RATE :
 4,420 ft/min (1347 m/min)
RANGE :
 865 miles (1392 km); 1,435 miles (2309 km)
SERVICE CEILING :
 40,700 ft (12405 m)
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

Wagner, Raymond. American Combat Planes, Third Enlarged Edition New York:Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1982. ISBN 0-385-13120-8.

Angelucci, Enzo; Bowers, Peter. The American Fighter - The Definitive Guide To American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present. New York: Orion Books. 1985. ISBN 0-517-56588-9.

  
 
     
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