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455 MPH and 5,820 FPM Climb: The Bearcat That Came Too Late
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The Grumman F8F Bearcat was a U.S. Navy carrier-based fighter designed near the end of World War II. It’s widely regarded as one of the best piston-engine fighters ever built, emphasizing extreme climb rate, agility, and raw performance. #ww2 #aviation #pilot #military #aircraft | Jets 'n' Props
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Carter Teeters takes the Grumman F8F Bearcat out for a "leisurely" check flight. The Bearcat was the follow-on to the famed Grumman F6F Hellcat. It features the same Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine capable of producing over2,000hp, but was 20% lighter. During Navy trials, the Bearcat set a time-to-climb record going from sea-level to 10,000 feet in 94 seconds, a record that no other piston engined aircraft has beat. Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong said the Bearcat was his plane of choice during hi
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Carter Teeters takes the Grumman F8F Bearcat out for a "leisurely" check flight. The Bearcat was the follow-on to the famed Grumman F6F Hellcat. It features the same Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine capable of producing over2,000hp, but was 20% lighter. During Navy trials, the Bearcat set a time-to-climb record going from sea-level to 10,000 feet in 94 seconds, a record that no other piston engined aircraft has beat. Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong said the Bearcat was his plane of choice during hi
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