USA - Naval aviation and armament
F6F-5 Hellcat
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| F6F-3 | fighter | 1/1943 - 4/1944 | 4403 | 8/1953 | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-10 engine (2000 h. p.), 6 12.7-mm MG, later planes R-2800-10W engine (2200 h. p.) |
| F6F-3E | 11/1943 - 1944 | 18 modified from F6F-3 | APS-4 radar | ||
| F6F-3N | night fighter | 149 modified from F6F-3 | APS-6 radar | ||
| F6F-5 | fighter-bomber | 4/1944 - 11/1945 | 6434 | R-2800-10W engine (2200 h. p.), 6 12.7-mm MG or 2 20-mm guns and 4 12.7-mm MG, 6 127-mm rockets or 2 454-kg bombs, without radar | |
| F6F-5E | 1434 | APS-4 radar | |||
| F6F-5N | night fighter-bomber | APS-6 radar | |||
| F6F-5P | fighter-recon | 1944 - 1945 | some modified from F6F-5 | photo camera, without radar |
| Modification |
F6F-5 |
|
Wing span, m |
13.06 |
|
Length, m |
10.24 |
|
Height, m |
4.11 |
|
Wings area, m2 |
31.03 |
|
Empty mass, kg |
4152 |
|
Full flying-off mass, kg |
6991 |
| Engine | 1 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-10W |
| Power, h. p. | 2200 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 611 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | |
| Flying range, km | 2100 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | |
| Maximal altitude, m | 11400 |
| Complement | 1 |
| Armament | (2 õ 20 guns, 4 õ 12.7 MG) or 6 õ 12.7 MG, 6 127-mm rockets or 908 kg of bombs (2 õ 454-kg) |
F6F-3 Hellcat
F6F-5 Hellcat, Uruguay
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