USA - Naval aviation and armament
F7F-3N Tigercat
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| F7F-1 | fighter-bomber | 4/1944 - 1945 | 36 | 1956 | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-22W engines (2 õ 2100 h. p.), 1 seat, 4 20-mm guns, 4 12.7-mm MG, 908 kg of combat load (1 454-kg bombs or 1 298-mm rocket or 1 Mk13 torpedo) |
| F7F-2N | night fighter-bomber | 10/1944 - 3/1945 | 66 | 1948 | 2 seats (or additional fuel tank instead of radar operator seat at day), 4 20-mm guns, 4 12.7-mm MG (at day), 1818 kg of combat load (2 227-kg bombs or 8 127-mm rockets or 2 298-mm rockets on wings, 1 454-kg bomb or 1 298-mm rocket or 1 Mk13 torpedo on hull), APS-6 radar |
| F7F-3 | fighter-bomber | 3/1945 - 6/1946 | 250 | 1956 | 1 seat, 2 R-2800-34W engines (2 õ 2100 h. p.), 4 20-mm guns, 4 12.7-mm MG, 1818 kg of combat load (2 454-kg bombs or 8 127-mm rockets or 2 298-mm rockets on wings, 1 907-kg bomb or 1 298-mm rocket or 1 Mk13 torpedo on hull), without radar |
| F7F-3N | night fighter-bomber | 5/1945 - 6/1946 | 106 | 1956 | 2 seats, 4 20-mm guns, 1818 kg of combat load (2 454-kg bombs or 8 127-mm rockets or 2 298-mm rockets on wings, 1 907-kg bomb or 1 298-mm rocket or 1 Mk13 torpedo on hull), SCR-720 radar |
| F7F-3P | recon | 3/1945 - 8/1945 | 61 | 1956 | 1 seat, 4 20-mm guns, 4 12.7-mm MG, 908 kg of combat load (2 454-kg bombs or 8 127-mm rockets or 2 298-mm rockets on wings), photo camera, without radar |
| F7F-4N | night fighter-bomber | 9/1946 - 11/1946 | 12 | 1954 | 2 seat, 4 20-mm guns, 1818 kg of combat load (2 454-kg bombs or 8 127-mm rockets or 2 298-mm rockets on wings, 1 907-kg bomb or 1 298-mm rocket or 1 Mk13 torpedo on hull), APS-19 radar |
| Modification |
F7F-3 |
|
Wing span, m |
15.70 |
|
Length, m |
13.83 |
|
Height, m |
5.05 |
|
Wings area, m2 |
42.27 |
|
Empty mass, kg |
7380 |
|
Full flying-off mass, kg |
11666 |
| Engine | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-34W |
| Power, h. p. | 2 x 2100 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 700 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | 357 |
| Flying range, km | 1623 - 1913 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | 23 |
| Maximal altitude, m | 12405 |
| Complement | 1 |
| Armament | 4 x 20-mm guns, 4 x 12.7-mm MG, 1818 kg of combat load (2 454-kg bombs or 8 127-mm rockets or 2 298-mm rockets on wings, 1 907-kg bomb or 1 298-mm rocket or 1 Mk13 torpedo on hull) |
XF7F-1 Tigercat
F7F-2N Tigercat
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