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F8F Bearcat

120 planeguy2022  2.0 years ago

The Grumman F8F Bearcat is an American single-engine carrier-based fighter aircraft introduced in late World War II. It was Grumman Aircraft's last piston engined fighter aircraft.

Includes two 25kg bombs, four HVAR Rockets, four (very powerful) 20mm cannons, airbrakes and a stablizing gyroscope. Controls: AG2 to jettison weapons, AG3 for arresting hook and AG4 to turn on stablizing gyroscope (recommended for landings to make them smoother and/or easier without breaking your propeller).

Also comment down below if you have a problem with the plane, e.g. if you need help with landing without breaking propeller or just landing in general because the propeller is big, here is an answer that might help: remember to use the gyroscope (ag4), also dont land on a large angle and maybe dont even land on a small angle just try to equal yourself with the land before you touch the ground or else your gonna do front flips and break propeller.
Also taking off might be challenging because the plane keeps turning and then starts to drift and then blows up, so you sometimes may have to apply a little yaw (turn) to the opposite side of where the plane is turning.

It took so long to test this plane and make fixes so please enjoy!

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 25.2ft (7.7m)
  • Length 19.6ft (6.0m)
  • Height 13.0ft (4.0m)
  • Empty Weight 5,877lbs (2,665kg)
  • Loaded Weight 8,145lbs (3,694kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.245
  • Wing Loading 55.3lbs/ft2 (269.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 147.3ft2 (13.7m2)
  • Drag Points 2342

Parts

  • Number of Parts 87
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 468