Grumman F7F-2N Tigercat

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Two-seat night fighter, 65 built.
VF(N)-52, US Navy - CV-36 USS Antietam, circa 1945.

Specifications F7F-2

General

Type: Carrier-borne/Land-Based Fighter
Crew: 1
First flight: 2 November 1943
Number built: 364 (all type)

Powerplant

2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-34W Double Wasp radial |
2100 hp each | Pistons

Dimensions/Masses

Length: 13.8 m | Wingspan: 15.7 m | Height: 5.1 m
Wing area: 42.3 m² | Empty weight: 7380 kg
Loaded weight: ? kg | Max takeoff weight: 11670 kg

Performances

Maximum speed: 740 km/h | Range: 1900 km
Service ceiling: 12300 m

Armament

Inside: 4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) M2 gun, 4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning MG
Outside: 2× hardpoints for up to 907 kg of bombs,
or 1 × torpedo under fuselage