Grumman F9F Panther
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The Grumman F9F Panther was a first-generation U.S. Navy jet fighter-bomber widely used during the Korean War and known as one of Grumman’s earliest successful carrier-based jet aircraft.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| F9F Panther | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carrier-based jet fighter-bomber
ⓘ
first-generation jet fighter ⓘ |
| aircraftType | single-seat jet fighter ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | all-metal construction ⓘ |
| armamentFixed | 4 × 20 mm cannons ⓘ |
| armamentStores |
rockets
ⓘ
underwing bombs ⓘ |
| basedOn | Grumman G-79 design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BlueAngelsServicePeriod | early 1950s ⓘ |
| category |
jet aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ naval aircraft ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedFor | aircraft carrier operations ⓘ |
| engineModel | Pratt & Whitney J42 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredSquadronServiceWith | VF-51 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1947-11-21 ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | internal fuel tanks with provision for drop tanks ⓘ |
| introduced | 1949 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle retractable landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Grumman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 575 mph at altitude ⓘ |
| notableAs | one of the first successful U.S. Navy carrier-based jet fighters ⓘ |
| notableFeature | wingtip fuel tanks ⓘ |
| notableUser | Blue Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 1,300 ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Marine Corps
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| powerplant | single turbojet engine ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
fighter-bomber
ⓘ
ground-attack aircraft ⓘ |
| productionStatus | out of production ⓘ |
| range | approximately 1,300 miles with drop tanks ⓘ |
| retiredFromUSNService | mid-1950s ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 42,000 ft ⓘ |
| successor | Grumman F9F Cougar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| usedByForeignOperator | Argentine Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
close air support in Korea
ⓘ
fighter escort missions ⓘ interdiction missions in Korea ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| variant |
F9F-2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
F9F-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ F9F-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ F9F-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | straight-wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Nene
this entity surface form:
F9F Panther