02247 Trumpeter F8F-1 Bearcat  [TP02247]

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

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