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quote:Originally posted by bigoutside
I don't know this aircraft at all.
It looks very interesting!
Was this an actual production aircraft? I can't figure out the landing gear with those two big props.
Share more! Please!
Actual production, though the F7F Tigercat was overshadowed by the F8F Bearcat.
The Tigercat had very little if any actual carrier service, as the early versions failed their carrier quals. They were used by the UMSC and were a very effective attack aircraft.
It was the first tricycle gear aircraft designed for carrier service, as well as, I believe the first twin engine aircraft, and was also the largest at the time of its introduction towards the end of WWII.
The line of Grumman 'cats' that served the US Navy did yeoman's work from the Wildcat of the 1930s and 1940s to the Tomcat of the 1970's through the early 2000's.
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Primary users
United States Navy
United States Marine Corps
Produced
1943-1946
Number built
364
Developed from
Grumman XP-65
Variants
Grumman XTSF
The Grumman F7F Tigercat was the first twin-engined fighter aircraft to enter service with the United States Navy. Designed for the new Midway-class aircraft carriers, the aircraft were too large to operate from earlier decks. Although delivered to United States Marine Corps (USMC) combat units before the end of World War II, the Tigercat did not see combat service in that war. Most F7Fs ended up in land-based service, as attack aircraft or night fighters; only the later F7F-4N was certified for carrier service. They saw service in the Korean War and were withdrawn from service in 1954.
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It looks very interesting!
Was this an actual production aircraft? I can't figure out the landing gear with those two big props.
Share more! Please!
It was a Navy bird designed for air craft carriers.
First twin engine fighter the Navy used during the Korean War.
I don't know this aircraft at all.
It looks very interesting!
Was this an actual production aircraft? I can't figure out the landing gear with those two big props.
Share more! Please!
Actual production, though the F7F Tigercat was overshadowed by the F8F Bearcat.
The Tigercat had very little if any actual carrier service, as the early versions failed their carrier quals. They were used by the UMSC and were a very effective attack aircraft.
It was the first tricycle gear aircraft designed for carrier service, as well as, I believe the first twin engine aircraft, and was also the largest at the time of its introduction towards the end of WWII.
The line of Grumman 'cats' that served the US Navy did yeoman's work from the Wildcat of the 1930s and 1940s to the Tomcat of the 1970's through the early 2000's.
Brad Steele
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F7F Tigercat
Role
Fighter aircraft
Manufacturer
Grumman
First flight
2 November 1943
Introduction
1944
Retired
1954
Primary users
United States Navy
United States Marine Corps
Produced
1943-1946
Number built
364
Developed from
Grumman XP-65
Variants
Grumman XTSF
The Grumman F7F Tigercat was the first twin-engined fighter aircraft to enter service with the United States Navy. Designed for the new Midway-class aircraft carriers, the aircraft were too large to operate from earlier decks. Although delivered to United States Marine Corps (USMC) combat units before the end of World War II, the Tigercat did not see combat service in that war. Most F7Fs ended up in land-based service, as attack aircraft or night fighters; only the later F7F-4N was certified for carrier service. They saw service in the Korean War and were withdrawn from service in 1954.