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French Navy
Royal Navy
United States Marine Corps
Height Main
398.78000000000003
Height Alt
3.99 m
Propeller Diameter Alt
4.0 m
Stall Speed Main
73.0
Length Alt
10.24 m
Ferry Range Alt
91800.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
*List of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm*List of fighter aircraft*List of military aircraft of the United States
Loaded Weight Main
12598.0
Combat Radius Main
820.0
Max Speed Alt
22800.0
Type Of Prop
two-row radial engine with a two-speed two-stage supercharger
More General
250 gal internal; up to 3 × 150 gal external drop tanks*Zero-lift drag coefficient
Introduced
1943
Loading Main
38
Power/mass Main
576.0
Similar Aircraft
*Nakajima Ki-84*Kawanishi N1K*Mitsubishi A7M*Vought F4U Corsair
Bombs
up to 4
000 lb full load
including:**Bombs or Torpedoes:***1 × 2
000 lb bomb or***1 × Mk.13-3 torpedo;**Underwing bombs: ***2 × 1
000 lb or***4 × 500 lb ***8 × 250 lb
Rockets
**6 × 5 in HVARs or**2 × 11¾ in Tiny Tim unguided rockets
Airfoil
1380936.0
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
6990.0
Ceiling Main
37300.0
Number Built
12275
Crew
1
Combat Radius Alt
56700.0
Max Takeoff Weight Main
15415.0
Retired
1960
Unit Cost
35000.0
$35
000 in 1945
Stall Speed Alt
5040.0
Loaded Weight Alt
5714.0
Area Main
334.0
Propellers Or Rotors
propellers
Primary user
Span Alt
13.06 m
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
1491.0
Engine(prop)
Pratt & Whitney R-2800-10W Double Wasp
Manufacturer
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
26
Production End Year
1945
Climb Rate Main
3500.0
More Performance
462.0
Propellers
3
Production Start Year
1942
Power/mass Alt
260
Max Speed Main
330.0
Guns
1200.0
Climb Rate Alt
17.8 m-s
See Also
*David McCampbell
a 34 victory Hellcat ace
commander of Air Group 15 during World War II and winner of the Medal of Honor.*Eugene A. Valencia
Jr.
top scoring ace of VF-9 during World War II with 23 victories while flying Hellcats.*Alexander Vraciu
who had 19 victories on Hellcats flying with VF-6 and VF-16 during World War II.
Length Main
1023.62
Span Main
1305.5600000000002
Area Alt
31 m²
Power Main
2
000 hp
Propeller Diameter Main
398.78000000000003
Related
*Grumman F4F Wildcat*Grumman F8F Bearcat
Empty Weight Main
9238.0
Ceiling Alt
11
370 m
Ferry Range Main
1330.0
Category
Produced
1942
Empty Weight Alt
4190.0
Loading Alt
184