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Description
| Manufacturer: | Grumman |
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| Base model: | F4F | ||
| Designation: | F4F | ||
| Version: | -4 | ||
| Nickname: | Wildcat | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | ||
| Designation Period: | 1922-1962 | ||
| Basic role: | Fighter | ||
| Crew: | Pilot | ||
Specifications
| Length: | 28' 9" | 8.7 m | |
| Height: | 9' 21" | 3.2 m | |
| Wingspan: | 38' | 11.5 m | |
| Wingarea: | 260.0 sq ft | 24.1 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 5,758 lb | 2,611 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 7,406 lb | 3,358 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 7,952 lb | 3,606 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-86 Twin Wasp | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1200 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 910 miles | 1,465 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 148 mph | 238 km/h | 128 kt |
| Max Speed: | 318 mph | 512 km/h | 276 kt |
| Climb: | 1,950 ft/min | 594 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 34,000 ft | 10,363 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| National Museum of Naval Aviation | NAS Pensacola | Florida |
| United States Marine Corps Air/Ground Museum | Quantico | Virginia |
F4F-4 on display
United States Marine Corps Air/Ground Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Henry Kurzynski Chicago, IL | An F4F-3 Grumman Wildcat is on display in Terminal 2 at O'Hare International Airport. It a trainer that was pulled from Lake Michigan and restored by the Air Classics Museum of Aviation authorized by the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida. It is on loan to the Chicago Department of Aviation.The aircraft significance is that it is the type of aircraft the Lieutenant Commander Edward "Butch" O'Hare flew in the Pacific theatre in WW II, the Airport's namesake. Butch O'Hare won the Metal of Honor,Distinguished Flying Cross among other medals and awards. He was the Navy's first "Top Gun". 01/18/2013 @ 06:44 [ref: 67507] |
| c light , MO | does anyone have any information on what part of the aircraft the sundowner emblem was?my grandfather was at henderson field at guadacanal and i have a piece of sheet metal that has the sundowners emblem painted on it,wondering what kind of plane it came off of?to me it is a piece of great history,i would love to find out!!my grandfather was a cpo in usn,i am really curious. 10/15/2010 @ 12:00 [ref: 31494] |
| Ironworks worker retired , NJ | I believe Pug Sutherland did match Saburo Sakai over Guadalcanal with fighting spirit, intelligence and guts. If only Pug had functioning guns and ammo he would have blown him up. So much for 'Samuri'! 06/11/2009 @ 11:05 [ref: 24228] |
| ScrewChief , NH | Japanese pilots who made the mistake of trying to dogfight
a FM-2 in the same manner as a normal Wildcat got a nasty suprise. A FM-2 could easily out climb a Zero at any operational altitude of either plane. First operational US Navy fighter with a better climb rate than a FM-2 was a F8F bearcat. A FM-2 could out climb a F6F-5 Hellcat by about 30% ! FM-2 was little faster than a F4F-4 and quite a lot slower than a Hellcat. Screwchief 06/14/2008 @ 23:00 [ref: 21428] |
| david winnipeg, MB | does any one know the plane that was closest to the wildcat (performance wise) 06/05/2008 @ 17:50 [ref: 21189] |
| Virgil Auburn, PA | i also love to see a man try and fly the wildcat up my ass. i masturbate to it. i want t lube up my dick and touch it good. I'm gay!!!!!! 03/04/2008 @ 13:55 [ref: 19861] |
| Will Arburn , PA | I took training in the FM2 at USNAS DeLand, FL in early '45. Is my memory failing me or did that aircraft use a "cartridge" starter. It seems to me I remember landing at some outliying field along the coast, and having to leave the cockpit, climb into the wheel well, open the breach on the shotgun like breach, remove the used shell and put a fresh one in. Climb back into the cockpit, get set, hit the starter switch and hope the engine would start. Tell me I'm still operational, (mentally, that is). 12/06/2007 @ 12:18 [ref: 18821] |
| Stan , FL | I saw a web address asking about the sound of a Wildcat. It has the same engine as the T-28, a Wright R-1820 thats on all B and C models. 07/12/2007 @ 20:35 [ref: 17074] |
| Stan , FL | I saw a web address asking about the sound of a Wildcat. It has the same engine as the T-28, a Wright R-1820 thats on all B and C models. 07/12/2007 @ 20:35 [ref: 17073] |
| Nathan Rapid, SD | I think this airplane is really cool. I'm 13 and I saw this on Dogfights on the History ch. and I recorded it, i could watch that over and over again. i made one out of lego's and i'm entering it into the fair. it will have iformation about John L. Smith who shot down 19 Jappenese 0's and F1M Pete's. My favorite airplaines of WWII are the P51-Mustang and Twin Mustang and my favorite of all is the F4F-4 Wildcat. 06/25/2007 @ 15:23 [ref: 16940] |
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