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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 more...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
