Global Aircraft -- F6F Hellcat
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F6F Hellcat Specifications
| Primary Function: |
Naval Fighter |
| Contractor: |
Grumman |
| Crew: |
One |
| Unit Cost: |
N/A |
| Powerplant |
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One Pratt-Whitney R-2800-10W Air Cooled Radial 2,000 hp (1,492 Kw) |
| Dimensions |
| Length: |
33 ft 10 in (10.31 m) |
| Wingspan: |
42 ft 10 in (13.05 m) |
| Height: |
14 ft 5 in (4.39 m) |
| Weights |
| Empty: |
9,060 lbs (4,110 kg) |
| Maximum Takeoff: |
15,413 lbs (6,991 kg) |
| Performance |
| Speed: |
380 mph (612 km/hr) at 23,400 ft |
| Ceiling: |
37,300 ft (11,369 m) |
| Range: |
1,530 mi (2,462 km) -- maximum |
| Armament |
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Six .50 caliber (12.7 mm) Browning M-2 machine guns with 2,400 rounds mounted in the wings. Later models could substitute two 20 mm guns for the two inboard .50 calibers. |
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F6F Hellcat Achievements
- The F6F was credited with destroying more than 6,000 Japanese aircraft, 160 enemy aircraft being destroyed in one day.
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