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F6F-3 |
F6F-5 |
Engine |
R2800-10 |
R-2800-10W |
HP |
2,000 |
2,000 |
Wingspan |
42’ 10” |
Ditto |
Length |
33’ 7” |
Ditto |
Max speed |
335 mph at sea level |
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376 mph at 17,300 ft |
380 mph at 23,000 ft |
Time to 20,000 ft |
7 minutes |
Ditto |
Ceiling |
38,400 ft |
ditto |
Armament |
6 wing mounted .50 calibre M2 Browning machine guns with 400 rpg |
Ditto plus underwing racks for six 5in rockets, and central pylon for two 1,000 lbs or drop tanks? |
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Some -5s replaced the two inboard machine guns with two 20mm cannon
F6F-3 (36%)
4,402 produced
252 delivered to Britain
-3N approximately 200
-3E 18
F6F-5 (64%)
7,870 producing including –E, -K, -N and –P
930 went toBritain
-N/E: 1434 produced
Total for all types: 12272
Prototypes - F6F-3 - F6F-5 - Combat Record - Statistics