AIRCRAFT:F8F-1 Bearcat
- TYPE:naval fighter
- MAKER:Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
- SPAN:35 ft. 10 in. (10.92m)
- LENGTH:28 ft. 3 in. (8.61m)
- HEIGHT:13 ft. 10 in. (4.22m)
- WING AREA:244 sq. ft. (22.67 sq. m.)
- WEIGHT:empty 7,070 lb. (3,207 kg.), maximum 12,947 lb. (5,873 kg)
- POWERPLANT:one 2100-hp Pratt and Whitney R-2800-34W 18-cylinder air-cooled radial engine
- PERFORMANCE:maximum speed 421 m.p.h. ( 677 k.p.h.), range 1,105 miles (1,778 km.), service ceiling 38,700 ft. (11,795m)
- ARMAMENT:four 0.5 in. machine guns
- CREW:1
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