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The General Motors FM-2 Wildcat. An iconic aircraft of WWII’s Pacific Theater, it was a marked improvement over the Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat, giving it a better engine, greater range, and...
In this video we explain the F4F Wildcat's supercharging system in detail and explain the differences with the FM-2 variant. Note that this video is a remake...
GM/Eastern Aircraft Division built the FM-2 Wildcat, a variant of the Grumman F4F Wildcat, for the U.S. Navy as a carrier-based fighter during WWII. • AirExp...
General Motors/Eastern Aircraft produced 5,280 FM variants of the Wildcat during WWII. The FM-2 Wildcat was adequate for small escort carriers against submarine and shore threats in the second world war. These relatively modest ships carried only two types of aircraft.
A total of 7,825 Wildcats were built, of which 5,837 were FM versions built by Eastern in their factory at Linden, New Jersey. The Museum's aircraft is an FM-2 with the powerful Wright Cyclone R-1820 engine.
Eastern General Motors FM-2 Wildcat. Early Wildcats were the first folding-wing carrier based fighters. Radio, navigation and range finding equipment were vital for locating the target and the way back to the ship.
10 sie 2021 · The GM Wildcats were designated FM-1, and then a more powerful model, the FM-2. This Wildcat, the only airworthy Wildcat in Europe, was an FM-2 built by General Motors Corporation (Eastern Aircraft Division) at Trenton, New Jersey in July 1945. It was immediately put in storage and afterwards sold.
