| Manufacturer |
Grumman |
De Havilland |
| Description |
The Grumman F7F Tigercat is a heavy fighter aircraft that served with the United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) from late in World War II until 1954. |
The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British twin-engined, multi-role combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War. |
| ICAO Code |
TCAT |
MOSQ |
| First Flight |
1943-11-02 |
1940-11-25 |
| Entry Into service |
1944-01-01 |
1941-11-17 |
| Production End |
1946-01-01 |
1950-01-01 |
| Service End |
1954-01-01 |
1963-01-01 |
| Designer |
Grumman |
De Havilland |
| Type |
Heavy fighter |
|
| Length (m) |
13.716 |
13.4112 |
| Height (m) |
4.8768 |
5.1816 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
740.2982 |
667.8778 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
12313.92 |
11277.6 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
23.0124 |
14.478 |
| Armament |
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); 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) |
4 × 7.7 mm Browning machine guns, 4 × 20 mm Hispano cannons; 4000 lb |
| National Origin |
United States of America |
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
364 |
7781 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-34W Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1566 kW (2100 hp) each |
2 × Rolls-Royce Merlin V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 1275 kW (1710 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Navy, United States Marine Corps |
Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force; Royal Australian Air Force; United States Army Air Forces |
| Status |
|
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F7F_Tigercat |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
15.5448 |
16.4592 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
42.2709 |
42.178 |
| Wake Category |
M |
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |