{"id":991,"date":"2019-12-05T18:05:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T18:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=museum_aircraft&#038;p=991"},"modified":"2019-12-24T16:40:54","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T23:40:54","slug":"grumman-f9f-8b","status":"publish","type":"museum_aircraft","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/museum-aircraft\/grumman-f9f-8b\/","title":{"rendered":"Grumman F9F-8B"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Grumman F9F-8B (TAF-9J) Cougar<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Grumman-F9F-8B.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the Grumman F9F-8B Cougar\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Even before the F9F Panther entered service the Navy and Grumman were examining the possibility of creating a swept-wing version of the aircraft.\u00a0 The appearance of the Soviet MiG-15 over Korea spurred on the process and the prototype made its first flight in September 1951.\u00a0 While the Cougar retained the F9F designation of the earlier Panther it was an almost entirely new design bearing only a superficial resemblance to the Panther.\u00a0 Initially seen as an interim design the Cougar turned out to be very adaptable and several versions and modifications were made over its lifetime.\u00a0 Eventually nearly 2,000 were built and they remained in service until 1974.<\/p>\n<p>The F9F-8 version featured an enlarged wing and more fuel capacity resulting in longer range and better low-speed handling.\u00a0 When tactical nuclear weapons were introduced in the mid-1950s the Navy selected several F9F-8s for conversion to carry the new weapons.\u00a0 These aircraft were equipped with the Low Altitude Bombing System (LABS) and equipment for arming the weapon and were redesignated as F9F-8B.\u00a0 In 1962, when the system of aircraft designations changed this was changed again to AF-9J.\u00a0 Eventually, some of these aircraft found their way into training units and the designation was changed once again to TAF-9J.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Wingspan<\/td>\n<td>34 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>41 ft 9 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>12 ft 3 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>24,763 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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