The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the...
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Clementon Amusement Park Hellcats over the Pacific, 1991 combat flight simulation game for the Macintosh. Grumman F6F Hellcat, the primary United States...
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which were then limited to the obsolescent F4F Wildcat, as the Grumman F6F Hellcat was too large and heavy. A small, lightweight aircraft would make...
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later applied to the faster F6F Hellcat. While the Wildcat had better range and maneuverability at low speed, the Hellcat could rely on superior power...
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World War II, Grumman became known for its "Cats" (Navy fighter aircraft): the F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat, the Grumman F7F Tigercat and Grumman F8F Bearcat...
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this encounter with a group of Japanese torpedo bombers, O'Hare's Grumman F6F Hellcat was shot down; his aircraft was never found. In 1945, the U.S. Navy...
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Chrysler Hemi engine (redirect from Dodge Hellcat)
supercharged variant of the Hemi engine, called the Hellcat (named after the Grumman F6F Hellcat). It features the same 4.09 in (103.9 mm) bore as the...
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to it being eclipsed as the dominant carrier-based fighter by the Grumman F6F Hellcat, powered by the same Double Wasp engine first flown on the Corsair's...
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October 1940. The R-2800 also powered the Corsair's naval rival, the Grumman F6F Hellcat, the US Army Air Forces' Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (which unusually...
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significantly greater than single-engine USN aircraft — 71 mph faster than a Grumman F6F Hellcat at sea level. Captain Fred Trapnell, one of the premier USN test...
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which also powered two U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps fighters, the Grumman F6F Hellcat and the Vought F4U Corsair. An advanced turbosupercharger system...
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The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft...
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- Dive bomber Grumman F4F Wildcat - Fighter Grumman F6F Hellcat - Fighter/night fighter Grumman JRF Goose - Amphibian transport Grumman TBF Avenger -...
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least four Grumman F6F Hellcats while aboard the Essex: an F6F-3 named Monsoon Maiden (damaged by AA, removed from service on 20 May 1944), an F6F-3 named...
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could compete against the best late-war Allied fighters, such as the F6F Hellcat, F4U Corsair, and P-51 Mustang. Kawanishi's N1K was originally built...
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Japanese aircraft. He was the first Hellcat ace, first USN carrier-based double ace, and the first Grumman F6F Hellcat pilot to achieve double ace status...
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graduated in spring 1944, and went on to fly combat missions in the Grumman F6F Hellcat. He flew missions in the Pacific Theater for the duration of World...
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Richard LCDR (1993). Grumman Biplane Fighters in Action. Carrollton, TX: Squadron Signal. ISBN 0-89747-353-1. Graff, Cory (2009). F6F Hellcat at War. New York:...
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doubled the Avenger's range. By 1943, Grumman began to slowly phase out production of the Avenger to produce F6F Hellcat fighters, and the Eastern Aircraft...
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Fairey Fulmar Hawker Sea Hurricane Mitsubishi A6M Zero Grumman F4F Wildcat Grumman F6F Hellcat Westland Aircraft Ltd, better known as Westland. In addition...
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(38 mm) Hangar deck: 2.5 in (64 mm) Bulkheads: 4 in (102 mm) Aircraft carried 36 × Grumman F6F Hellcat 36 × Douglas SBD Dauntless 18 × Grumman TBF Avenger...
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first person to shoot down a Mitsubishi A6M Zero while flying a Grumman F6F Hellcat. He was in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1966, retiring with the rank...
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plus 30 spares. In early 1945, the ship carried 53 Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters and 17 Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers. The Lexington-class carriers...
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minesweeper. For Operation Goodwood, a series of attacks on Tirpitz, the Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters of 1840 Squadron replaced the Barracudas of 826 Squadron...
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Ports of Hellcat Ace were released for the Commodore 64 in 1983 and IBM PC compatibles in 1984. The player flies the Grumman F6F Hellcat in a series...
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Folding wing (redirect from Grumman Sto-Wing)
Grumman E-1 Tracer with Sto-Wing system folded wings. Grumman E-2 Hawkeye, which still uses a form of Grumman's Sto-Wing design. Grumman F6F Hellcats...
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for a check out in a "hot ship": the front line F6F Hellcat. After a 10-minute cockpit check, Grumman waved Converse away, started the engine and was...
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model of PZL-Mielec Lim-6 F9F-5P, a model of Grumman F9F Panther F6F-5P, a model of Grumman F6F Hellcat F4U-5P, a model of Vought F4U Corsair SV-5P, a...
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to train pilots on four 5,000-foot (1,500 m) asphalt runways. The Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter plane was the most common plane use at the Navy Air Station...
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800 kW), powered the American single-engine Vought F4U Corsair, Grumman F6F Hellcat, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, twin-engine Martin B-26 Marauder, Douglas...
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