Grumman F-9 Cougar | |
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Land | Usa |
Role | Gevechtsvliegtuigen |
Eerste vlucht | van 20 september 1951 tot 20 september 1951 |
Fabrikant | 1988 |
De Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar Was een vliegdekschip voor de Amerikaanse marine en het United States Marine Corps. Gebaseerd op Grumman's eerdere F9F Panther, verving de Cougar de rechte vleugel van de Panther door een modernere geveegde vleugel. Ook de stuwkracht werd verhoogd. De marine beschouwde de Cougar als een bijgewerkte versie van de Panther, ondanks het feit dat hij een andere officiële naam had, en dus begon Cougars vanaf F9F-6 naar boven.
Grumman F9F Cougar Walk Around | |
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Fotografen | Cees Hendriks |
Lokalisatie | Onbewust |
Foto 's | 69 |
Grumman F9F6-8P Cougar Walk Around | |
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Fotograaf | Cees Hendriks |
Lokalisatie | Onbewust |
Foto 's | 80 |
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The Grumman F-9 Cougar was a carrier-based fighter aircraft developed by Grumman Aircraft Corporation in the early 1950s. It was a modified version of the Grumman F-9 Panther, with a swept wing and tail to improve its performance at high speeds. The F-9 Cougar was the first jet fighter to enter service with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps with a swept wing design.
The F-9 Cougar had a single-seat cockpit, a nose-mounted radar, four 20 mm cannons, and could carry up to 3,200 pounds of external ordnance, including rockets, bombs, and missiles. The F-9 Cougar was powered by a Pratt & Whitney J48 turbojet engine, which gave it a maximum speed of 647 mph and a range of 1,300 miles. The F-9 Cougar had a wingspan of 34 feet 6 inches, a length of 42 feet 2 inches, and a height of 12 feet 3 inches. The F-9 Cougar had a service ceiling of 42,800 feet and a rate of climb of 5,240 feet per minute.
The F-9 Cougar served in various roles during the Korean War and the Cold War, including air superiority, ground attack, reconnaissance, and training. The F-9 Cougar was also used by the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration team from 1954 to 1957. The F-9 Cougar was retired from active service in the early 1960s and replaced by more advanced fighters such as the McDonnell F-4 Phantom II and the Grumman F-11 Tiger. The F-9 Cougar was one of the most successful jet fighters of its era and a milestone in the development of naval aviation.
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