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F6F Hellcat Specifications
Primary Function: Naval Fighter
Contractor: Grumman
Crew: One
Unit Cost: N/A
Powerplant
  One Pratt-Whitney R-2800-10W Air Cooled Radial 2,000 hp (1,492 Kw)
Dimensions
Length: 33 ft 10 in (10.31 m)
Wingspan: 42 ft 10 in (13.05 m)
Height: 14 ft 5 in (4.39 m)
Weights
Empty: 9,060 lbs (4,110 kg)
Maximum Takeoff: 15,413 lbs (6,991 kg)
Performance
Speed: 380 mph (612 km/hr) at 23,400 ft
Ceiling: 37,300 ft (11,369 m)
Range: 1,530 mi (2,462 km) -- maximum
Armament
  Six .50 caliber (12.7 mm) Browning M-2 machine guns with 2,400 rounds mounted in the wings. Later models could substitute two 20 mm guns for the two inboard .50 calibers.
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F6F Hellcat Achievements
  • The F6F was credited with destroying more than 6,000 Japanese aircraft, 160 enemy aircraft being destroyed in one day.
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F6F Hellcat Photos
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Photo courtesy Bud Norris
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