After the original XF5F Skyrocket project came to an end Grumman sought to develop a new variation of the same design. The XP-50 was effectively a land based variant of the naval skyrocket, ordered by the US Army Air Corps in November 1939. XP-50 One obvious difference becomes clear when you first lay eyes on … Continue reading Grumman Fast Twins Part 2 – The F7F Tigercat
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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