Grumman F9F Cougar
by: RLindsey
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The first swept-wing plane used by the Navy�s famed Blue Angels show team was the Cougar. It was also the fist swept-wing design used on aircraft carriers. Basically a redesign of the straight-wing F9F Panther. By the F9F-8 model, the top speed reached 714 mph, or even Mach 1 in a dive. The F9F was used from 1952 until 1960, with almost 2000 produced.
Length: 41 feet 7 inches
Wingspan: 36 feet 5 inches
Speed: 690 mph
Ceiling: 40,000 feet
Range: 1,000 miles
Engines: 1 Pratt & Whitney J48 Turbojet, 7,250 pound thrust
Crew: 1
Armament: 4x 20mm cannons, 2,000 pounds of bombs
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Robert M. Lindsey
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