02247 F8F-1 Bearcat - Trumpeter  [TP02247]

The F8F Bearcat wound up being the greatest of Grumman's piston-engine carrier-based fighters. Two XF8F-1 prototypes was purchased in November 1943, as well as the firstly these was flown on 21 August 1944. Grumman decided yet again to accomplish business with numerous effective engine given by enough time, the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp -- the same engine which had powered both their Hellcat and Tigercat designs. Now, the motor finished up being suited to the littlest, lightest airframe that might be built. This created an incredibly maneuverable, fast airplane with an intention price of climb 30percent more than the Hellcat.

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