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Grumman F6F Hellcat / Gannet (Hellcat)

 

Hellcat NF.II

 

Modification Purpose Deliveries Number of commissioned Discarding Differences from the previous modification
Gannet F.I (Hellcat F.I) fighter 7/1943 - 1944 252 8/1946 USN F6F-3, Pratt & Whitney R-2800-10 (2000 h. p.), later planes - R-2800-10W (2200 h. p.), 6 x 12.7 MG
Hellcat F.II fighter-bomber spring 1944 - 1945 854 8/1946 USN F6F-5, Pratt & Whitney R-2800-10W (2200 h. p.), strengthened armour, 6 x 12.7 MG or 2 x 20 guns and 4 x 12.7 MG, 6 x 127 rockets or 908 kg bombs (2 õ 454-kg)
Hellcat FR.II fighter-reconnaissance USN F6F-5P, photo camera
Hellcat PR.II reconnaissance USN F6F-5P without armament
Hellcat NF.II night fighter-bomber spring 1944 - 1945 76 8/1946 USN F6F-5N, as F6F-5 but with AN/APS-6 radar

 

Modification

Hellcat F.II

Wing span, m

13.08

Length, m

10.17

Height, m

4.11

Wings area, m2

31.03

Empty mass, kg

4155

Full flying-off mass, kg

6400

Engine

1 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-10W

Power, h. p.

2200

Maximal speed, km/h

611

Cruise speed, km/h

270

Flying range, km

2600

Vertical speed, m/s

15.1

Maximal altitude, m

11500

Complement

1

Armament

6 x 12.7 MG or 2 x 20 guns and 4 x 12.7 MG, 6 x 127 rockets or 908 kg bombs (2 õ 454-kg)

F6F-5 Hellcat (Uruguay)

 

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