Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat

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VF-878, US Navy Reserve - NAS Oakland, California, circa 1949.

Specifications (F6F-5)

General

Type: Fighter
Crew: 1
First flight: 26 June 1942
Number built: 2275 (all F6F)

Powerplant

1 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-10W "Double Wasp" radial engine |
2000 hp at 2250 hp| Pistons

Dimensions/Masses

Length: 10.24 m | Wingspan: 13.06 m | Height: 3.99 m
Wing area: 31 m² | Empty weight: 4190 kg
Loaded weight: 5714 kg | Max takeoff weight: 6990 kg

Performances

Maximum speed: 621 km/h | Ferry range: 2460 km with external tanks
Service ceiling: 11370 m

Armament

Inside: 6 × 0.50cal (12.7mm) M2 Browning MG
Outside: 1 × Fuselage mounted 907 kg bomb or 1 × Mk.13-3 torpedo and 2 × 450 kg or 4 × 227 kg or 8 × 110 kg bombs underwings, 6 × 5 in (127 mm) HVARs or 2 × 11¾ in (298 mm) Tiny Tim unguided rockets