This f9f cougar offers ease of maintenance with scale appearance, excellent flying characteristics, and a proven internal airflow system, the airframe is constructed with full composite sandwich technology incorporating the lightest aircraft ever introduced at this price point. Grumman f9f f9 cougar specifications technical data. The grumman f9f f 9 cougar was an aircraft carrierbased fighter aircraft for the united states navy. The cougar shared its designation with the straightwing grumman f9f panther. Living warbirds is your largest aircraft and aviation resource. Grumman f9 cougar airplane videos and airplane pictures. The cougar puma concolor, also known as puma, mountain lion, mountain cat, catamount or panther, depending on the region, is a mammal of the family felidae, native to the americas. The grumman f9f cougar is the sweptwing version of its forerunner, the f9f panthergrummans first jet fighter plane. The grumman f9f cougar was essentially an allnew grumman f9f panther complete with sweptwing assemblies. The museum of flight website contains a page devoted to this aircraft and it reads. Media in category grumman f9f8 cougar the following 68 files are in this category, out of 68 total. The f9f cougar is the swept wing version of its forerunner, the f9f panther grummans first jet fighter plane. Jul 04, 2016 the grumman f9f f 9 cougar was a carrierbased fighter aircraft for the united states navy.
The fuselage was similar but the wings and tailplane were swept at 35. F9f1 to f9f5 were panthers, f9f6 to f9f8 were cougars. Grumman f9f7 and f9f8 cougar implemented suggestions. My childhood imaginings assumed it fell from the wild blue yonder, taking the life of its war hero pilot with it. This is the best book i have seen in a long time, by any standards a stunning reference for the type and a genuine onestopshop for anyone interested in the f9f cougar, its variants and models. While we wait for a fix, the following has been added below. Never in this hobby have i seen resin kits of the quality and engineering as those produced by paul fishers fisher model and pattern. Kitty hawk 148 scale f9f88p cougar finescale modeler. The navy considered the cougar an updated version of the panther, despite having a different official name, and thus cougars. The grumman f9ff9 cougar was a carrierbased fighter aircraft for the united states navy and united states marine corps. The grumman f9f f 9 cougar was a carrierbased fighter aircraft for the united states navy and united states marine corps. This is the first 148 scale injectionmolded kit of grummans sweptwing cougar since well, since forever. Apr 21, 2017 located at the museum of flight are a large number of static aircraft on display.
The cougar was a sweptwing development of the earlier g79 panther. Sikorsky engineering the future of vertical lift weve been pioneering flight solutions that bring people home everywhere, every time since together with lockheed martin, we bring an unwavering commitment to help our customers succeed. The grumman f9 cougar was designated f9f with the u. No matter its beginnings, the f9 cougar navy fighter jet.
Sen grumman f9ff9 puuma was an aircraft carrierbased fighter aircraft for the united states navy and united states marine corps. The cougar was the principal carrierborne fighter of the mid1950s, paving the way between the straightwing jets of the korean war period panthers and banshees and the supersonic era tigers, skyrays, demons, crusaders, and phantom iis. The f9f cougar was operated by the united states navy, united states marine corps and the argentine navy. Curator of aviation eric boehm takes us through the history of the f9f8 cougar for julys aircraft of the month video. Designers of grumman americans ga7 cougar had a mission for their first twinengine airplane. Grumman f9 cougar property of the hickory aviation museum ham operational history the first f9f6s were assigned to fleet squadron vf32 at the end of 1952. Fisher model and pattern 2 f9f8 cougar kit first look. Grumman f9f cougar the f9f6 throughs cougar is a sweptwing development of the f9f panther with allaround increased performance capabilities. Grumman f9ff9 cougar was an aircraft carrierbased fighter aircraft for the united states navy. The navy considered the cougar an updated version of the panther, despite having a different official name, and thus. Marine corps until 18 september 1962 when, with the introduction of the triservice aircraft designation system, all cougars still in service were redesignated f 9. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
Grumman f9f8p cougar usn photoreconnaissance jet fighter. Total f9f panther production was 1,382, and the design evolved into the swept wing grumman f9f f 9 cougar. If you have any experience of this aeroplane, as an engineer, air crew, designer, builder, anything, any anecdotes or information on this aeroplane, or any other aeroplane, which you would like to see published here, please drop me a note. Based on grumman s earlier f9f panther, the cougar replaced the panthers straight wing with a more modern swept wing. Look here for some history at the 2 scale kit modelling report. A bookcase, or bookshelf, is a piece of furniture with horizontal shelves, often in a cabinet, used to store books or other printed materials. One of the variants of the f9f cougar was the f9f6p8p photo cougar which served into the 1960s. The texas air museum aircraft static aircraft f9f8. Its horizontal stabilizer is swept back and the jet duct entrances have been modified. Grumman f9 cougar cutaway drawing aircraft, fighter aircraft. The navy considered the cougar a mere new version of the panther despite adopting a. Our 2 scale cougar is a highly accurate model of the sweptwing follow on to the panther, and is designed to be equally as fun to build. From world war i and world war ii airplanes to the fastest fighter jets, youll find detailed aircraft information about ww1, ww2, and postwar airplanes.
This large, solitary cat has the greatest range of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the western hemisphere, 3 extending from yukon in canada to the southern andes of south america. Grumman f9ff8p cougar the grumman f9ff8p cougar was an aircraft carrierbased fighter aircraft for the united states navy. Shown images are of much lower quality, due to resizing. The navy considered the cougar an updated version of the panther, despite having a different official name, and thus cougars started off from f9f6. Grumman f9f cougar carrierborne fighter aircraft military factory. Grumman f9f7 and f9f8 cougar war thunder official forum. The grumman f9ff9 cougar was an aircraft carrierbased fighter aircraft for the united states navy and united states marine corps. The grumman f 9 cougar was designated f9f with the u. Get the vector version of this image original image dimensions. One piece hollow fuselage and one piece wings make assembly a. The cougar was a twinengine development of the gulfstream american aa5b tiger and traces its lineage to the aa1 yankee clipper and the bede bd1. Grumman f9f8 cougar on on static display in the great gallery of the museum of flight, boeing field, seattle. In reality, it was probably a wwii relic and the park was a storage solution.
F9f8 redesignated f9j in 1962 and f9f8p photoreconnaissance version. The first f9f cougar squadron to actually deploy was vf24, assigned to the uss yorktown in august 1953 but arrived too late to the korean theater to participate in the air war. Grumman f 9 cougar cutaway drawing aircraft, fighter aircraft. Oct 24, 2017 as the f9f cougar was evolved from the existing f9f panther line, the cougar, itself, was also evolved into the yf9f 9 prototype which became the yf11f1 and, ultimately, the f11f tiger carrierbased fighter for the us navy, serving from 1956 to 197. The f9f8 cougar, manufactured by grumman, was designed to serve as an aircraft carrierbased fighter aircraft for the united states navy. Based on grummans earlier f9f panther, the cougar replaced the panthers straight wing with a more modern swept wing. It has been downloaded 450 times by fellow modelers from around the world. For better performance, the earlier f9f panther was modified with swept wings to become the cougar. The grummangang the grummangang are airplane owners, pilots and others who fly or wished they flew the so called grumman light aircraft and who keep in touch by email, exchanging information about maintenance, where to get parts, etc, and to remind people about. Mar 09, 2015 this is the first 148 scale injectionmolded kit of grummans sweptwing cougar since well, since forever.
Litchfield was the storage facility just west of phoenix, before davis monthan down at tucson. The grumman f9f f 9 cougar was an aircraft carrierbased fighter aircraf for the united states navy. Nov 06, 2017 the grumman f9ff9 cougar was an aircraft carrierbased fighter aircraft for the united states navy and united states marine corps. Grumman f9f cougar airplane photos and information. Next to the helicopter the photo aircraft are among the less glamorous aircraft abroad ship but are some of the most important because with out them the ship would be blind. This is an alphabetical listing of the topic tags used in the forums, so you can select a specific topic tag e. Navy requested a sweptwing f9f design from grumman. The boston whirlwinds were an american basketball team based in boston, massachusetts that was a member of the american basketball. Grumman cougar in storage at litchfield naval air facility, litchfield park, az. A f9f8p cougar photo reconnaissance aircraft by uss midway, san diego, california, united states. The faow series began publication in the late 1960s and are highly illustrated monographs focusing on a specific aircraft or family of aircraft.
The grumman f9ff9 cougar was an aircraft carrierbased fighter aircraft for the united states navy. Grumman f9f8 f9j cougar seattle, wa static aircraft. Grumman f9f8 cougar grumman f9f8t cougar grumman f10f jaguar grumman f11f1 tiger short nose. To attract pilots flying for business, then american aviation president russ meyer wanted an airplane that could perform as well as a complex single, such as the cessna 210, but have an extra engine to provide safety, comfort, and redundancy for flight at night and over inhospitable terrain. Unless otherwise indicated, all photos by courtesy of the dod photo archives.
Grumman f9f cougar drawing by douglascastleman on deviantart. F9f cougar mahogany airplane model scalecraft models. F9f6p8p photo cougar replaced the f9f5p photo panther in two navy and 2 usmc squadrons in the 1954. Grumman f9f panther photocougar f9f6p8p 2 book set faow. Based on the earlier grumman f9f panther, the cougar replaced the panthers straight wing with a more modern swept wing. The grumman f9f f9 cougar is a singleengine singleseat carrierbased jet fighter aircraft produced by the usamerican manufacturer grumman aircraft engineering corporation. Marine corps until 18 september 1962 when, with the introduction of the triservice aircraft designation system, all cougars still in service were redesignated f9. The gulfstream american ga7 cougar is an american allmetal, 4seat, twinengined light aircraft.
See more ideas about fighter jets, aircraft and aviation. See more ideas about fighter jets, military aircraft and aviation. The f9f8p was the photoreconnaissance version, employing an extended nose which housed both vertical and oblique cameras to better render images from above. Grumman f9f6p8p photo cougar naval fighters steve ginter on. First flown in prototype form on 20 september 1951, the initial production version was the f9f6 armed with four 20 mm cannon and powered by a 32. The design evolved into the swept wing grumman f9 cougar. As mig15s tangled with the slower, lessagile panthers and mcdonnell banshees over korea, the u. Grumman f9 cougar airplane videos and airplane pictures over 10,000 airplane videos and growing.
Grumman f9f8t cougar in 172 scale hasegawa conversion. Grumman f 9f f 8p cougar the grumman f 9f f 8p cougar was an aircraft carrierbased fighter aircraft for the united states navy. For example, the north american fj4 became the f 1. One piece hollow fuselage and one piece wings make assembly a breeze. The f9f cougar is the swept wing version of its forerunner, the f9f panther grumman s first jet fighter plane. Apr 26, 2017 i forgot to mention in my previous comment that the f9f6 cougar became the f 9 when the kennedy administration redesignated many ac in the early 60s by dropping the manufacturers designation on navy ac.
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