Grumman F9F Panther

The Grumman F9F Panther was the manufacturer's first jet fighter and one of the U.S. Navy's first successful carrier-based jet fighters. The Panther was the most widely used U.S. Navy jet fighter of the Korean War flying 78 000 sorties and scoring the first air-to-air kill by the US Navy in the war the downing of a North Korean Yakovlev Yak-9 fighter. Total F9F production was 1 382 with several variants being exported to Argentina.

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The Grumman F9F Panther was the manufacturer's first jet fighter and the US Navy's second. It first flew in 1947.2
The full scale Grumman F9F Panther was the U.S. Navy's second jet aircraft and was widely used in the Korean War.3
Civilian owned Grumman F9F Panther flown by Art Wolk at the Scranton Pa Airshow in June of '86.http://wn.4
Grumman F9F Panther is a recent arrival in the freeware section and is probably the most successful Aeroplane heaven product of all time.5
This Grumman F9F Panther model plane has never been put together, and includes its original box. Featuring a photo of Ted Williams on the 2x6x9.6

Made by Grumman.

The Grumman F9F Panther was the Navy's most extensively used fighter during the Korean conflict. The F9F-5 was the most numerous of the Panthers.7
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Le Grumman F9F Panther est un avion de chasse à réaction américain conçu à la fin des années 1940.9
* (EN) Grumman F9F Panther in Military dictionary. http://www.militaryfactory.com, 31-12-2008. URL consultato il 25-06-2009.10
The Grumman F9F Panther series is going to be retired.11
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Argentine Navy
United States Marine Corps
Height Main
345.44000000000005
Developed Into
Grumman F-9 Cougar
Engine(jet)
Pratt & Whitney J42-P-6-P-8
Length Alt
11.3 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
16450.0
Thrust Main
5950
Jet Or Prop
jet
Lists
* List of fighter aircraft* List of military aircraft of the United States* List of military aircraft of the United States (naval)
Range Main
1
300 mi
353 mi
Loaded Weight Main
14235.0
Height Alt
3.8 m
Primary user
United States Navy
Loading Main
71
Max Speed Main
500.0
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
7462.0
Ceiling Main
44600.0
Number Built
1382
Crew
1
Thrust/weight
Retired
1958
1969
Thrust Alt
26.5
Loaded Weight Alt
6456.0
Area Main
250.0
Hardpoint Bombs
2000
Span Alt
11.6 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Manufacturer
Grumman
First Flight
24
Number Of Jets
1
Hardpoints
Underwing hardpoints
Climb Rate Main
5140.0
Type of jet
turbojet
Guns
1200.0
Climb Rate Alt
26.1 m-s
Thrust More
with water injection
Length Main
1140.46
Span Main
1158.24
Area Alt
23 m²
Range Alt
1100
1175
Similar Aircraft
* F2H Banshee* Hawker Sea Hawk
Max Speed Alt
34500.0
Related
* F-9 Cougar
Empty Weight Main
9303.0
Ceiling Alt
13
600 m
Hardpoint Rockets
6
Category
Carrier-based aircraft
Grumman aircraft
Military aircraft of the Korean War
United States fighter aircraft 1950-1959
Empty Weight Alt
4220.0
Loading Alt
350

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