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1-48 Scale Military Aircraft
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Grumman F9F-2 US Navy
Regular Price: $69.95
1/48th Scale Airplane Die-Cast Military Aircraft Grumman F9F-2 Panther from VF-781, USS Bon Homme Richard "US Navy" 1951 by Hobby Master
Recommended for ages 14 & Older!
item #: hmha7201
General Background:
The F9F Panther entered service in 1949. It was the first Grumman jet
fighter, first Carrier-Borne Navy jet fighter in combat, first USN jet to shoot
down an enemy airplane, first jet aircraft used by the Blue Angels. A
total of 1,382 F9Fs were made. VF-781 was the first squadron to volunteer
for combat in Korea and were 100% volunteers earning them the name
"Pacemakers". The F9F flew 78,000 sorties with VF-781 flying
2,721 of them without a single loss of life. The Panther was removed from
front-line service in 1956.
The Aircraft Carrier:
CV/CVA 31 USS Bon Homme Richard, affectionately known as Bonnie Dick was an
Essex Class Aircraft Carrier launched April 1944 commissioned November
1944. She saw action in WWII where she earned 18 Battle Stars, Korea and
was the first ship to deploy 6 times to Vietnam as well as being the first Ace
aircraft carrier there. Stricken for disposal in September 1989, sold for
scrap in 1992. On July 11 1992 there was one last farewell when former
crew and others were allowed to tour the run-down hulk prior to it going to the
cutting torch.
Specifications:
| Engine: |
1 x Pratt & Whitney J42-P-6/P-8 turbojet rated at 5,000
lb.s.t. for takeoff dry, 5,950 lb.s.t. for takeoff with water injection |
| Maximum Speed: |
575 mph at sea level, 545 mph at 22,000 feet, 529 mph at
3,500 feet |
| Cruising Speed: |
487 mph |
| Landing Speed: |
105 mph |
| Initial Climb Rate: |
5,140 feet per minute |
| Service Ceiling: |
44,600 feet |
| Normal Range: |
1,353 miles |
| Wingspan: |
35 feet 3 inches |
| Length: |
37 feet 3 inches |
| Height: |
11 feet 6 inches |
| Wing Area: |
250 square feet |
| Empty Weight: |
9,303 pounds |
| Combat Weight: |
14,235 pounds |
| Gross Weight: |
16,450 pounds |
| Take-off Weight: |
19,494 pounds maximum |
| Internal Fuel Capacity: |
923 US Gallons |
| Armament: |
4 x 20-mm cannon, under-wing loads of up to 2,000 pounds of
bombs and rockets could be carried on eight under-wing racks |
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