Grumman F6F Hellcat (Fighter aircraft)

Fredrocker · Sep 13, 2016

Wing span: 42 ft. 10 in.
Length: 33 ft. 6.3 in
Height: 13 ft.
Wing area: 334 sq. ft.
Engine: Pratt and Whitney R-2800-10, 2,000 hp. at 1,000 ft.
Max. speed: 371 m.p.h. at 18,700 ft.
Best climb: 2,260 ft./min.
Climb to: 10,000 ft., 4.65 min.; 20,000 ft., 10 min.
Service ceiling: 35,000 ft.
Range: 1,495 miles with 125 gal. drop tank
Weight: 9,020 empty; 12,800 loaded
Armament: 6-.50 cal. MG; up to 2-1,000 lb. bombs.

Louis · Sep 14, 2016

Added to index, thanks Fred.

Louis · Nov 22, 2016

Hellcats parked on the carrier's flight deck of USS Hornet CV, 1944.

mTk · Aug 24, 2017

Louis · Sep 17, 2017

Checked thread

mTk · Nov 8, 2020

What do you think? Maybe the most under rated U.S. fighter of the war?
It was a beast.
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Louis · Nov 9, 2020

I thought you were a fan of the Corsair

mTk · Nov 9, 2020

Able to admire lesser planes though.

Wellsonian · Nov 9, 2020

Louis said:
I thought you were a fan of the Corsair

We all, at our age, watched baa baa black sheep. So the Corsair will always be our thing. But the performance from the Wildcat to the Hellcat is amazing. Surprising many Japanese pilots. They look the same

Nort · Nov 9, 2020

My father in law flew fighters off of flattops in the Pacific during WW2. He started with Hellcats, and progressed to Corsairs. He said the Corsairs were the superior machine, but he always had a soft spot in his heart for the Hellcat.