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The Grumman F7F Tigercat is a heavy fighter aircraft that served with the United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) from late in World War II until 1954. It was the first twin-engine fighter to be deployed by the USN.
26 mar 2009 · Height can easily be maintained within the economical cruising settings and the aircraft will climb comfortably on one engine. In order to maintain height and circuit speed it is necessary to use +6 lbs. and 2,400 R.P.M. (wheels down and flaps open) and as the glide angle is steep the pilot must bear in mind the slow operation of the flaps when ...
The Grumman F7F Tigercat is a twin-engined single- or two-seat fighter bomber and night-fighter aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation. The F7F was operated by the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps.
* The next model of the Tigercat off the Grumman production line was the "F7F-3", which was an improved F7F-1 single-seat day fighter with uprated R-2800-34W Double Wasp radials, providing 1,565 kW (2,100 HP) each; a distinctly larger tailfin; and 7% more fuel capacity.
3 lis 2015 · Height: 16ft. 7in. Performance: Maximum Speed at 22,200 ft: 435 mph. Cruising Speed at 5,000 ft: 222 mph. Initial Climb Rate: 4,500 feet per minute.
The F7F-4N Tigercat is a two-seat night fighter version equipped with a tail hook and other naval equipment. A total of thirteen F7F-4Ns were built. It has an external length of 13.82 meters, an external height of 3.3 meters, and a fuselage diameter of 1 meter.
The F7F-3 was almost identical to the F7F-1, differing only in a higher keel. Sixty of the 250 machines were produced in the version of the F7F-3N two-seat night fighter, which had a characteristic nose with a protrusion due to the new SCR-720 radar.
