Grumman made an undoubted name for themselves throughout the Second World War with their famous “Cat” series of aircraft, culminating with the Bearcat and Tigercat, arguably the pinnacle of piston powered flight. In the late 30s however, Grumman almost created another twin engined legend. Grumman presented a design for a new twin engined carrier based … Continue reading Grumman Fast Twins Part 1 – The XF5F “Skyrocket”
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Photo Post – Grumman’s Big Cats
A hallmark of Duxford airshows during the 1990s are early 2000's was the sight of the Grumman Cats of the Fighter Collection. For many years the cats made up the traditonal opening act of any show. Led by the distinctive Tigercat, with the Hellcat, Bearcat and Wildcat tucked in behind. A formation pass would always … Continue reading Photo Post – Grumman’s Big Cats