Grumman F7F "Tigercat" | F7F-3N | BuNo.80549 | 549
Another external store tested on BuNo.80549 was the Mk.13 aerial torpedo.
The box-like structure on the tail of the torpedo was a "break-away" plywood tail which improved drop trajectory and water entry.
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BuNo.80549
Grumman F7F "Tigercat" | F7F-3N | BuNo.80549 | 549
On 18th March 1947.
The Mk.13 aerial torpedo was cleared for carriage on all F7F models. The weapon could be dropped from as high as 1000 feet and at speeds up to[...]
Another external store tested on BuNo.80549 was the Mk.13 aerial torpedo.
The box-like structure on the tail of the torpedo was a "break-away" plywood tail which improved drop trajectory and water entry.
Grumman retained F7F-3N (BuNo.80549) for use in external stores testing.
Various stores, including 300 gallon fuel tanks, were tested on the aircraft during its career at Grumman. The aircraft's retractable boarding[...]
F7F-3N (BuNo.80549) over Long Island, on 8 February 1946.
Distinctive features of the F7F-3N are the: "Droop snoot" radome, no nose guns, second cockpit with bulged canopy and no antenna mast. The pitot[...]