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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.
Derived from the Grumman-built F4F-4, our FM-2 Wildcat variant was manufactured by General Motors and featured several design improvements, including a modified tail, more powerful engine (Wright Cyclone R-1820-56) and a reduced number of wing-mounted machine guns to provide greater room for ammunition.
Wildcat VIB Aircraft Data Sheet. WWII Aircraft Performance, wartime flight trials and reports of FM-2 aircraft.FM-2 data.
View the original Grumman FM-2 Wildcat built under license by Eastern Aircraft as a FM-2. This historical aircraft has been fully restored.
The FM-2 was the most numerous and best performing Wildcat with 1,350 horsepower, bigger vertical tail surfaces and more fuel capacity, earning the name the “Wilder Wildcat.” The FM-2 had four wing guns versus six in the Grumman F4F-4.
24 wrz 2009 · General Motors FM-2 Wildcat (Grumman F4F): Built by the Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors, the Grumman F4F Wildcat became the General Motors FM-2 Wildcat. Of the 7,825 built, 5,837 were manufactured by General Motors. This example had a short, four month stay with the NACA in early 1945.
FM-2 Wildcat (Quarterdeck) Download Image: Low (PNG, 319x319px, 117KB) Med (JPEG, 1280x1280px, 64KB) Caption: Built by the Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors, the FM-2...
