USA - Naval aviation and armament
Grumman F4F / FM Wildcat fighter
F4F-4 Wildcat
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| F4F-3 | fighter | 12/1940 - 1942 | 285 | 11/1945 | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-76 engine (1200 h. p.), 4 12.7-mm MG, later planes - R-1830-86 engine (1200 h. p.) |
| F4F-3A | 1942 | 95 | R-1830-90 engine (1200 h. p.), fixed wings | ||
| F4F-3P | fighter / recon | 1941 - 1942 | some converted from F4F-3 | additional photo camera, folding wings | |
| F4F-4 | fighter | 1942 - 5/1943 | 1169 | differences from F4F-3: R-1830-86 engine (1200 h. p.), 6 12.7-mm MG | |
| F4F-4P | fighter / recon | 1942 - 1943 | some converted from F4F-4 | additional photo camera | |
| F4F-7 | recon | 1942 | 21 | unarmed, fuel stowage increased in 4.5 times, flight range 5900 km | |
| FM-1 | fighter | 8/1942 - late 1943 | 1221 | differences from F4F-4: 4 12.7-mm MG | |
| FM-2 | fighter-bomber | late 1943 - 5/1945 | 4777 | Wright R-1820-56W engine (1350 h. p.), 4 12.7-mm MG, 6 127-mm rockets or 2 113-kg bombs |
| Modification | F4F-4 |
|
Wing span, m |
11.58 |
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Length, m |
8.83 |
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Height, m |
3.58 |
|
Wings area, m2 |
24.15 |
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Empty mass, kg |
2673 |
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Full flying-off mass, kg |
3616 |
| Engine | 1 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-86 |
| Power, h. p. | 1200 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 512 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | 249 |
| Flying range, km | 1239 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | |
| Maximal altitude, m | 10067 |
| Complement | 1 |
| Armament | 6 õ 12.7 MG |
FM-2 Wildcat
F4F-4 Wildcat
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