{"id":989,"date":"2019-12-05T18:03:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T18:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=museum_aircraft&#038;p=989"},"modified":"2021-09-13T19:10:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T02:10:53","slug":"grumman-f7f-3","status":"publish","type":"museum_aircraft","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/museum-aircraft\/grumman-f7f-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Grumman F7F-3"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Grumman-F7F-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tigercat.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Grumman Tigercat was the first twin-engine fighter to go into production for the U.S. Navy.\u00a0 Although it was intended to operate from aircraft carriers it rarely did so as the aircraft\u2019s weight and speed made it overly dangerous.\u00a0 Operated from land bases the Tigercat proved to be a very good performer.\u00a0 It was fast, heavily armed, very maneuverable for a two-engine fighter, and easy to fly.\u00a0 Although the F7F first flew in 1943 it was not until August 13, 1945 that the first Tigercat fighter squadron reached Okinawa.\u00a0 Several Tigercat variants were produced including the single seat day fighter, a two-seat night fighter, and a single seat photo reconnaissance version.\u00a0 Having missed World War II by a matter of hours the F7F had to wait for the Korean War to prove its abilities.\u00a0 Tigercats operated successfully as night fighters, and in night ground interdiction missions.\u00a0 The F7F was phased out of Marine service by 1954 but several Tigercats were sold to civilians for aerial firefighting.\u00a0 Of the 364 Tigercats built fewer than 10 remain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Wingspan<\/td>\n<td>51 ft 6 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\">Wingspan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Length<\/td>\n<td>45 ft 4 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Length<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Height<\/td>\n<td>16 ft 7 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Height<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weight<\/td>\n<td>25,720 lbs (loaded)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Max. 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