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F4F Wildcat / Martlet (Wildcat)

 

Martlet V

 

Modification Purpose Deliveries Number of commissioned Discarding Differences from the previous modification
Martlet II (Wildcat II) fighter 9/1942 100 autumn 1945 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S3C4-G (1200 h. p.), 6 x 12.7 MG
Martlet IV (Wildcat IV) fighter 9/1942 - 1942 220 Wright R-1820-40B (1200 h. p.), 6 x 12.7 MG
Martlet V (Wildcat V) fighter late 1942 - 1943 312 USN FM-1, Pratt & Whitney R-1830-86 (1200 h. p.), 4 x 12.7 MG
Wildcat VI fighter 1943 370 USN FM-2, Wright R-1820-56 (1350 hp), 4 x 12.7 MG, 2 x 113-kg bombs

 

Modification

Martlet II

Wing span, m

11.58

Length, m

8.83

Height, m

3.58

Wings area, m2

24.15

Empty mass, kg

2673

Full flying-off mass, kg

3616

Engine 1 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S3C4-G
Power, h. p. 1200
Maximal speed, km/h 512
Cruise speed, km/h 249
Flying range, km 2050
Vertical speed, m/s 9.9
Maximal altitude, m 10600
Complement 1
Armament 6 õ 12.7 Browning MG

F4F-4 Wildcat

 

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