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F8F Bearcat, Blue, Loaded Model AirplaneBuy Today!
* Loaded with Drop Tanks and/or Ordnance * Scale 1:25 * Length is 13.5 inches * Wing span is 17.5 inches * Color Blue * Furnished with desk stand * Kiln dried mahogany * Hand carved and finished * All details are hand painted * No decals are used F8F-Bearcat Airplane Article: Grumman’s last piston-engine carrier based aircraft was the Bearcat. In November of 1943, two prototypes were ordered and one of those prototypes flew on August 21, 1944. Grumman decided to outfit this aircraft with the most powerful engine they had at the time which was the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp. This powerful engine was fitted onto a smaller, lighter airframe that could be built safely for a plane. This gave her the ability to be highly maneuverable and have a fast rate of climb which was 30% greater than the Hellcat. Production on this aircraft started six months after the first prototype flight took place. The U.S. Navy ordered 2,033 airplanes to be built. Grumman contracted with General Motors to build the Bearcat but sadly only a few Bearcats actually made it to the U.S. Navy. Production was halted and Grumman cancelled 1,258 of their Bearcats and General Motors cancelled their entire order of 1,876. However, production resumed once again after the war was over and several variants were produced of this great little plane. The Bearcat was 28 feet 3 inches long and 13 feet 10 inches tall with a wingspan of 35 feet 10 inches. Her empty weight was 7,070 pounds and her max takeoff weight was 12,947 pounds. Her max speed was 421 miles per hour and her cruising speed was 163 miles per hour. Her range was 1,105 miles and her armament consisted of four 20mm cannon hard points for two 1,000lb bombs, or four 127mm (5-inch) rockets, or two 150-gal fuel tanks. There was a total of 1,266 built and as of today only 10 are airworthy. References: http://www.warbirdalley.com/bearcat.htm
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