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Grumman XF5F Skyrocket

7,404 Mrwhiskers85  9.0 years ago

Credit for the insignias goes to @thealban. The Grumman XF5F was a prototype naval fighter built in 1941. Its main competitor was the Vought F4U Corsair. It was a carrier pilots dream, with counter rotating props eliminating torque, and no long nose to try to see over. The aircraft also had a tremendous climbing ablility(hence the name). The corsair was inferior in all but speed and payload, but at a time when the US Navy was just coming out of the age of singe engine biplanes, a twin engine monoplane, especially one as odd as this one, seemed a bit radical at the time and was not chosen for production. I hope you enjoy this plane. I spent a lot of time working on it and even tried some new construction techniques. Try it out and see how this odd beauty flys for yourself

General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s) +46 bonus
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 49.6ft (15.1m)
  • Length 30.4ft (9.3m)
  • Height 13.8ft (4.2m)
  • Empty Weight 4,519lbs (2,050kg)
  • Loaded Weight 10,863lbs (4,927kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.368
  • Wing Loading 21.1lbs/ft2 (103.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 514.2ft2 (47.8m2)
  • Drag Points 6576

Parts

  • Number of Parts 77
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 409