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Grumman F11F (F-11) Tiger fighter

 

 

F11F-1 (F-11A) Tiger

 

Modification Purpose Deliveries Number of commissioned Discarding Differences from the previous modification
F11F-1 Short Nose, 1962 - F-11A fighter - bomber 3/1957 - 1957 41 4/1961 Wright J65-W-6 engine (3386 / 4764 kgf)
F11F-1 Long Nose, 1962 - F-11B 1957 - 12/1958 157 4/1961 lengthened hull, J65-W-18 engine (3538 / 4990 kgf)

 

Modification F11F-1 Long Nose (F-11B)

Wing span, m

9.68

Length, m

14.30

Height, m

4.05

Wings area, m2

23.22

Empty mass, kg

6090

Full flying-off mass, kg

10922
Engine 1 Wright J65-W-18

Force, kgf

3538 / 4990
Maximal speed, km/h 1.1 Ì
Cruise speed, km/h  
Flying range, km 2237
Vertical speed, m/s 26.1
Maximal altitude, m 12770
Complement 1
Armament 4 20-mm guns, 1816 kg of combat load on 4 wing points (4 Sidewinder AAM or 4 Bullpup ASM or 4 127-mm HVAR rockets or 76 70-mm FFAR rockets or 4 454-kg bombs)

F11F-1 (F-11B) Tiger

 

© Ivan Gogin, 2008