Grumman F-11A Tiger – Valokuvat ja video

Valokuvagalleria Grumman F-11A Tiger, The Grumman F11F/F-11 Tiger was the first supersonic, single-seat carrier-based United States Navy fighter aircraft in operation during the 1950s and 1960s. Originally designated the F11F Tiger in April 1955 under the pre-1962 Navy designation system, it was redesignated as F-11 Tiger under the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system. The F11F/F-11 was used by the Blue Angels flight team from 1957–1969. Grumman Aircraft Corporation made 200 Tigers, with the last aircraft being delivered to the U.S. Navy on 23 January 1959.

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The Grumman F-11A Tiger was a supersonic fighter aircraft that served in the United States Navy from 1956 to 1967. It was the first jet fighter to shoot itself down, due to its high speed and rapid rate of fire. The F-11A was designed as a carrier-based interceptor and had a swept-wing configuration, a single Pratt & Whitney J65 turbojet engine, and four 20 mm cannons.
F-11A pystyi saavuttamaan maksiminopeuden Mach 1.4 ja sen taistelusäde oli 450 mailia. F-11A pystyi kuljettamaan myös ilmasta ilmaan -ohjuksia, raketteja ja pommeja. F-11A oli laivaston Blue Angels -lentonäytösryhmän käytössä vuosina 1957–1969, ja se tunnettiin erottuvasta sinisestä ja kultaisesta maalimaailmastaan. F-11A poistettiin aktiivipalveluksesta vuonna 1967 ja korvattiin McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II:lla.