F7F Tigercat
Specifications
Primary Function Fighter aircraft
Contractor Grumman Aerospace Corporation
Propulsion Two 2100 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-22W or -34W
Length 46 feet 10 inches
Height 16 feet 7 inches
Maximum Take Off Gross Weight 25,720 lbs
Empty Weight 16,400 lbs
Wingspan 51 feet 6 inches
Maximum Speed 435 MPH
Range 1,260 mi
Armament Four 20mm cannon in wing roots, four 12.7mm machine guns in nose, one torpedo under fuselage, 2,000 lbs. of bombs
General characteristics
* Crew: 2 (pilot, radar operator for the 3N)
* Length: 45 ft 4 in (13.8 m)
* Wingspan: 51 ft 6 in (15.7 m)
* Height: 16 ft 7 in (5.1 m)
* Wing area: 455 ftē (42.3 mē)
* Empty weight: 16,270 lb (7,380 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 25,720 lb (11,670 kg)
* Powerplant: 2Ũ Pratt & Whitney R-2800-34W "Double Wasp" radial engines, 2,100 hp (1,600 kW) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: 400 knots (460 mph, 740 km/h)
* Range: 1,200 mi (1,000 nm, 1,900 km)
* Service ceiling 40,400 ft (12,300 m)
* Rate of climb: 4,530 ft/min ()
Armament
* Guns:
o 4Ũ 20 mm (0.787 in) M2 cannon
o 4Ũ 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun
* Bombs:
o 2Ũ 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs under wings or
o 1Ũ torpedo under fuselage
Avionics
* AN/APS-19 radar
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