The Grumman F8F Bearcat was the last piston-engined fighter Grumman built for the United States Navy, introduced late in the Second World War. Its design followed advice from Pacific fighter pilots that climb rate mattered most, so Grumman wrapped the smallest practical airframe around the Pratt and Whitney R-2800 radial engine; the fuselage was about five feet shorter than the Hellcat's and carried the first bubble canopy on a Navy fighter. The first prototype flew on 21 August 1944. The Bearcat served with the Navy, the Marine Corps and other air forces, later broke piston-engine speed records in modified form, and is now popular with warbird owners and air racers.
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The Grumman F8F Bearcat is an American single-engined, carrier-based, fighter aircraft introduced in late World War II.
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The Grumman F8F Bearcat is an American single-engined, carrier-based, fighter aircraft introduced in late World War II.
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The Grumman F8F Bearcat is an American single-engined, carrier-based, fighter aircraft introduced in late World War II.
Design and development, first flight
The first prototype flew on 21 August 1944, only nine months after the design effort started.
Specifications (F8F-2), powerplant
Pratt & Whitney R-2800-30W Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 2,250 hp (1,680 kW)
Specifications (F8F-2), maximum speed
Maximum speed: 455 mph (732 km/h, 395 kn)
Specifications (F8F-2), empty weight
Empty weight: 7,650 lb (3,470 kg)
Specifications (F8F-2), maximum takeoff weight
Max takeoff weight: 13,460 lb (6,105 kg)
Of Make: Grumman, Lead sentence
The Grumman F8F Bearcat is an American single-engined, carrier-based, fighter aircraft introduced in late World War II.
In Group: Propeller-Driven Fighters, Lead sentence
The Grumman F8F Bearcat is an American single-engined, carrier-based, fighter aircraft introduced in late World War II.
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The Grumman F8F Bearcat is an American single-engined, carrier-based, fighter aircraft introduced in late World War II.
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Rare Bear is a highly modified Grumman F8F Bearcat that saw major success at the Reno Air Races over multiple decades.
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