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Grumman F11F-l (F-11) Tiger

The F11F (former F9F-9) was a very elegant shipboard fighter from Grumman. It served only a short time with the fleet, because it was overtaken by the rapid developments of that time: the F11F was a pure daylight fighter. The Navy acrobatic team, the 'Blue Angels', flew the F11F for a much longer period. The 'Super Tiger' development with a J79 engine, was promising, but found no customers. Built almost 200 aircraft.

General characteristics
Primary function	Daily fighter
Contractor	Grumman Aircraft Corp.
Power plant	One Wright J65-W-l8 turbojet
Thrust	7,450 lb		33.14 kN
Wingspan	31 ft 7 in		9.6 m
Length	46 ft11 in		14.3 m
Weight	empty	14,330 lb	6,500 kg
	max. takeoff	24,078 lb	10,922 kg
Speed	maximum	750 mph	1,207 km/h
	cruising	577 mph	930 km/h
Range	1,275 miles		2,952 km
Ceiling	41,900 ft		12,500 m
Crew	One
Armament	4x 20mm cannon; 4x AIM-9 Sidewinder (or two AIM-9 and two ext. tanks)

Jirka Wagner

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