- First flight1942
- Introduction1943
- StatusRetired
- Number built12,275
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- 1
- Length
- 33 ft 7 in
- Wingspan
- 42 ft 10 in
- Height
- 13 ft 1 in
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 391 mph
- Service ceiling
- 37,300 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-10W Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine (2,200 hp)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns, with 400 rounds per gun, (All F6F-3, and most F6F-5) or, 2 × 0.79 in (20 mm) AN/M2 cannon, with 225 rounds per gun and 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) Browning machine guns with 400 rounds per gun; Bombs: up to 4,000 lb full load, including:, Centerline rack:, 1 × 2,000 lb bomb or, 1 × Mark 13 torpedo;, Underwing bombs: (F6F-5 had two additional weapons racks either side of fuselage on wing center-section), 2 × 1,000 lb, 500 lb, 250 lb, or, 6 × 100 lb (Mk.3 Bomb Cluster); Rockets: 6 × 5 in HVARs or, 2 × 11.75 in Tiny Tim unguided rockets