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Grumman XF5F Skyrocket - airplanes
Grumman XF5F Skyrocket
The Grumman XF5F Skyrocket was a prototype of a twin-engine shipboard fighter interceptor to which Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation applied the model number G-34. The U.S. Navy ordered one prototype airplane on 30 June 1938 with the designation XF5F-1. The aircraft possessed a unique appearance in that the forward part of the fuselage did not extend forward of the wing. Provisions were included in the prototype for two 23 mm (0.91 in) Madsen cannons.
Made by Grumman.
Grumman XF5F Skyrocket is the predecessor of the Grumman XP-50.
plane used for the comic was the Grumman XF5F Skyrocket which also
only existed as two prototype aircraft.
Is there any footage of the Grumman XF5F Skyrocket in flight.3
The Grumman XF5F Skyrocket was a prototype of a twin-engine shipboard
fighter interceptor to which Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
applied the model number G-34.4
Height Main
345.44000000000005
Height Alt
3.45 m
Length Alt
8.76 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
10892.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
1
200 mi
Loaded Weight Main
10138.0
Max Speed Alt
616.0
Crew
1
Max Speed Main
22980.0
Status
Ceiling Main
33000.0
Type Of Prop
nine cylinder radial air-cooled engine
Successor
Grumman XP-50
Armament
* 4 × 0.5 in machine guns* 2 × 165 lb bombs
Area Main
303.5
Related
* Grumman XP-50
Span Alt
12.80 m
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
895.0
Engine(prop)
Wright XR-1820-40-42 Cyclone
Manufacturer
First Flight
1940
Wing Loading Main
33
Loaded Weight Alt
4600.0
Power Main
1
200 hp
Number Of Props
2
Climb Rate Alt
73200.0
Variants With Their Own Articles
Grumman XP-50
Length Main
876.3000000000001
Span Main
42.0
Area Alt
28.2 m²
Range Alt
1930.0
Similar Aircraft
*Westland Whirlwind
Climb Rate Main
4000.0
Empty Weight Main
8107.0
Ceiling Alt
10
000 m
Empty Weight Alt
3677.0
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