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GRUMMAN FF-1 FIFI
1933
 
CARRIER BASED FIGHTER
  
     
 
 
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GRUMMAN FF-1 FIFI
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 CARRIER-BASED FIGHTER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, (Later Grumman Aerospace
 
 Corporation)
FIRST FLIGHT :
 1933
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 June 21, 1933
NUMBER BUILT :
 27
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 34 ft 6 in (10.51 m)
LENGTH :
 24 ft 6 in (7.46 m)
HEIGHT :
 11 ft 1 in (3.37 m)
WING AREA :
 310 sq ft (28.79 m sq)
WING LOADING :
 ---
POWER LOADING :
 ---
ASPECT RATIO :
 ---
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 3,076 lb (1395 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 4,655 lb (2122 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 4,828 lb (2190 kg)
ARMAMENT :
 3 x .30in Machine Guns,
PAYLOAD :
 200 lb (91 kg) of Bombs;
POWER PLANT :
 1 × Wright R-1820-78 Radial Engine, Rated at 750 hp
CREW :
 2
 
 
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 201 mph (323 km/h) at 4,000 ft (1219 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 122 mph (196 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 64 mph (103 km)
CLIMB RATE :
 1,150 ft/min (351 m/min); To 5,000 ft (1524 m) in 2.9 min
RANGE :
 732 miles (1178 km); 800 miles (1287 km)
SERVICE CEILING :
 22,400 ft (1287 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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