| Manufacturer |
Grumman |
Hawker Siddeley |
| 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 Hawker Siddeley P.139B was a proposed airborne early warning aircraft intended to operate from aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy. |
| ICAO Code |
TCAT |
|
| First Flight |
1943-11-02 |
|
| Entry Into service |
1944-01-01 |
|
| Production End |
1946-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
1954-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Grumman |
Hawker Siddeley |
| Type |
Heavy fighter |
|
| Length (m) |
13.716 |
13.716 |
| Height (m) |
4.8768 |
|
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
4 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
740.2982 |
740.2982 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
12313.92 |
|
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
23.0124 |
|
| 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) |
|
| National Origin |
United States of America |
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
364 |
|
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-34W Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1566 kW (2100 hp) each |
2 × turbofan engines |
| Primary Users |
United States Navy, United States Marine Corps |
Royal Navy (Intended) |
| Status |
|
Cancelled 1966 |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F7F_Tigercat |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_P.139B |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
15.5448 |
15.24 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
42.2709 |
|
| Wake Category |
M |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |