Grumman F9F Panther - 사진 및 비디오

Tthe 그루먼 F9F 팬더 was the manufacturer’s first jet fighter and one of the United States Navy’s first successful carrier-based jet fighters. A single-engined, straight-winged day fighter, it was armed with four 20 mm (0.79 in) cannon and could carry a wide assortment of air-to-ground munitions. The Panther was used extensively by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in the Korean War. It was also the first jet aircraft used by the Blue Angels flight team, used by them from 1949 through late 1954. The aircraft was exported to Argentina and was the first jet used by the Argentine Naval Aviation. Total F9F production was 1,382. The design evolved into the swept wing Grumman F-9 Cougar.

소스: 그루먼 F9F 팬더 위키 백과에

Tthe 그루먼 F9F 팬더 was the first jet fighter used by the United States Navy and Marine Corps in the Korean War. It was designed in the late 1940s as a carrier-based fighter that could operate from the new angled-deck aircraft carriers. The Panther had a straight wing design and a single Pratt & Whitney J48 turbojet engine that gave it a top speed of 575 mph. The Panther was armed with four 20 mm cannons and could carry up to 2,000 pounds of bombs or rockets. The Panther was also the first jet aircraft to be fitted with an ejection seat.
Panther는 1949년에 취역하여 1950년부터 1953년까지 한국 전쟁에 참전했습니다. 공대공 전투, 지상 공격 및 정찰 임무에 사용되었습니다. Panther는 1950년 11월 9일 William T. Amen 중령이 북한의 MiG-15를 격추했을 때 역사상 최초의 제트 대 제트 사살을 기록했습니다. Panther는 또한 1952년 2월 21일 중국 상공에서 최초의 제트 전투 임무를 수행했습니다. Panther는 신뢰할 수 있고 효과적인 것으로 판명되었지만 곧 더 빠르고 기동성이 뛰어난 MiG-15에 의해 압도되었습니다. Panther는 1954년 휩쓸린 날개 Grumman F9F Cougar로 대체되었습니다.
Tthe 팬더 was also exported to Argentina and Uruguay, where it served until the late 1960s. A total of 1,382 Panthers were built, of which 78 were lost in combat. The Panther is considered to be one of the most successful jet fighters of its era and a milestone in naval aviation history.