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Grumman F4f Wildcat

6,654 mattmck  9.0 years ago

Plane description from Wikipedia The Grumman F4F Wildcat was an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that began service with both the United States Navy and the British Royal Navy (as the Martlet) in 1940. First used in combat by the British in Europe, the Wildcat was the only effective fighter available to the United States Navy and Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater during the early part of World War II in 1941 and 1942; the disappointing Brewster Buffalo was withdrawn in favor of the Wildcat and replaced as units became available. With a top speed of 318 mph (512 km/h), the Wildcat was still outperformed by the faster 331 mph (533 km/h), more maneuverable, and longer ranged Mitsubishi A6M Zero. But the F4F's ruggedness, coupled with tactics such as the Thach Weave, resulted in an air combat kill-to-loss ratio of 5.9:1 in 1942 and 6.9:1 for the entire war.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 5 airplane(s) +145 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 36.6ft (11.2m)
  • Length 25.8ft (7.9m)
  • Height 13.3ft (4.0m)
  • Empty Weight 3,736lbs (1,695kg)
  • Loaded Weight 7,031lbs (3,189kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.213
  • Wing Loading 25.4lbs/ft2 (123.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 277.1ft2 (25.7m2)
  • Drag Points 1917

Parts

  • Number of Parts 39
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 255
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    3,782 Manboy

    @mattmck GOOOOOOLD

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    6,654 mattmck

    @General360 ty

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    @mattmck Oh, and please check out @AeroEngineering 's Train building challenge. The challenge is going well so far. Check out some of my entries for the challenge too.

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    6,654 mattmck

    @FasterThanLight ty

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    @mattmck I will download this aircraft later. Looks cool though.

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