Grumman

Grumman F7F Tigercat

Attack aircraft

  • First flight1943
  • Introduction1944
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built364
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
2
Length
45 ft 4 in
Wingspan
51 ft 6 in
Height
16 ft 7 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
460 mph
Range
1,200 mi
Service ceiling
40,400 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-34W Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines (2,100 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) AN/M3 cannon (200 rpg, wing roots), 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun (400 rpg, in nose) (normal fighter versions only; replaced by radar unit in the -3N nightfighter); Bombs: 2 × 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs or, 8 × 127mm unguided rockets under wings and, 1 × 150 gallon fuel or napalm tank under fuselage or, 1 × torpedo under fuselage (day fighter only)

Engines 1

R-2800 1937 R-2800 Piston engines Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp One of the most important American aircraft engines of the Second World War. Pratt & Whitney · United States→