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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 Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero , it was the United States Navy 's dominant fighter in the second half of the Pacific War .
Letters were occasionally appended after the design number to denote minor modifications to the subtype; e.g. adding 'N' to the Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat designated the radar-equipped night fighter version of that model: F6F-5N. The first suffix to be used was "C" for aircraft modified for launching from an aircraft catapult on a battleship.
Early problems with carrier landings and logistics led to it being eclipsed by the Grumman F6F Hellcat. 1940 1942 12,571 XF5F Skyrocket: Naval fighter Grumman 1940 Never 1 XFL Airabonita: Carrier-based interceptor aircraft Bell Developed from the P-39 Airacobra 1940 Never 1 F6F Hellcat: Naval fighter Grumman
Grumman F3F - Carrier-based fighter; Grumman F4F Wildcat - Carrier-based fighter; Grumman XF5F Skyrocket - Carrier-based prototype fighter; Grumman F6F Hellcat - Carrier-based fighter; Grumman F7F Tigercat - Carrier-based fighter; Grumman F8F Bearcat - Carrier-based fighter; Grumman JRF Goose - Flying boat; Grumman J4F Widgeon - Flying boat
The Grumman F6F Hellcat would be the standard fighter, the Douglas SBD Dauntless, the standard scout aircraft and dive bomber which was later replaced by the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, and the Grumman TBF Avenger as the torpedo bomber, but also often used in other attack roles.
Grumman was not happy with the performance, which led to the 2,000 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine replacing the R-2600 on F6F production models. [ 7 ] R-2600-15 - 1,800 hp (1,342 kW)- Planned to power the XB-33A, a prototype model of the B-33 Super Marauder (itself a high-altitude version of the B-26 Marauder ).
Grumman F6F Hellcat (experimental designations XF6F-1 to XF6F-6), monoplane fighter; Other uses. The X Factor (British series 6), British TV series;
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