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1951 United States of America CRAFT-Aircraft Grumman Aircraft Corp. Single-seat, single-engine (Pratt & Whitney J48-P-8A turbojet), carrier-based, swept-wing, fighter. Overall: 12ft 6in., 11866lb., 34ft 6in. x 41ft 9in. (381cm, 5382.4kg, 1051.56 x 1272.54cm) A19750601000 Transferred from the United States Marine Corps.

Grumman Panther F9F


The Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar is a carrier-based jet-powered fighter aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Grumman . It was developed during the early 1950s on behalf of the United States Navy (US Navy) and United States Marine Corps (USMC), which were keen to quickly introduce a naval fighter equipped with a swept wing.

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The F9F Cougar is the swept-wing variant of its forerunner, the F9F Panther -- Grumman's first jet fighter plane. As MiG-15s tangled with the slower, less agile Panthers and McDonnell Banshees over Korea, the need for a higher performance fighter became apparent.

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The F9F-6 Cougar was the first production version of the Grumman F9F carrier-based aircraft. Aircraft deliveries commenced from mid-1952 until July 1954. On September 20, 1951, the F9F-6 took to the air for the first time, seven months following the signing of the contract of Grumman with the United States Navy to build a swept-wing fighter.

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The Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar is a carrier-based jet-powered fighter aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Grumman. It was developed during the early 1950s on behalf of the United States Navy (US Navy) and United States Marine Corps (USMC), which were keen to quickly introduce a naval fighter equipped with a swept wing.

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Grumman F9F Panther. US Navy By Kennedy Hickman Updated on January 02, 2018 Having had success in building fighters for the US Navy during World War II with models such as the F4F Wildcat, F6F Hellcat, and F8F Bearcat, Grumman began work on its first jet aircraft in 1946.

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On 1 April 1954, a trio of Fighter Squadron (VF) 21 F9F-6s completed the first transcontinental flights ever made in under four hours, with record times for the 2,438 mile flight from San Diego.

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The Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar was an aircraft carrier -based fighter aircraft for the United States Navy. Based on Grumman's earlier F9F Panther, the Cougar replaced the Panther's straight wing with a more modern swept wing.

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The Grumman F9F Panther was the first turbo-jet powered fighter to serve in quantity with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, the first to see combat, and the first to shoot down hostile aircraft. The Panther began life as a design study for a multi-engine night fighter.

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Grumman F9F Cougar Carrier-Borne Fighter Aircraft [ 1952 ] The Grumman F9F Cougar was essentially an all-new Grumman F9F Panther complete with swept-wing assemblies. Authored By: Staff Writer | Last Edited: 10/24/2017 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com | The following text is exclusive to this site. VIEW SPECIFICATIONS [+]

Grumman F9F7 Cougar of the Redbird Squadron (QF9A) Naval Air Weapons


The Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar was an aircraft carrier-based fighter aircraft for the United States Navy. Based on Grumman's earlier F9F Panther, the Cougar replaced the Panther's straight wing with a more modern swept wing. Thrust was also increased significantly. The Navy considered the Cougar an updated version of the Panther, despite having a.

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Grumman's first jet fighter, the F9F Panther was introduced in November 1947, but it wasn't until May 1949 that the first production models were delivered to the Navy's Fighter Squadron (VF).

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Grumman's F9F Panther marks one of the earliest jet-powered single engine aircraft to be used exclusively from a naval aircraft carrier. Up until the F9F's initial release in 1949, the United States Navy predominantly depended upon propeller fighter airplanes to protect the naval carrier group.

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The Grumman F9F Panther is an early carrier-based jet fighter designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Grumman. It was the first jet-powered fighter aircraft operated by the United States Navy as well as being Grumman's first jet fighter.

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Curator of Aviation Eric Boehm takes us through the history of the F9F-8 Cougar for July's Aircraft of the Month video.

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The jet aircraft was a single seat carrier-based fighter. The mission of the fighters were the destruction of opposing aircraft and ground support. As design of the figther progressed, a.