Hobby Master – Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat , ’50’ VF-17 “Jolly Rogers” USN , USS Hornet 1945

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              Grumman F6F Hellcat

Grumman F6F Hellcat byl americký palubní stíhací letoun zkonstruovaný v roce 1942 společností Grumman, která vycházela ze svých zkušeností s typem F4F Wildcat. Původně zamýšlela inovaci tohoto stroje, avšak nakonec se rozhodla pro zcela novou konstrukci letounu.

The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy’s dominant fighter in the second half of the Pacific War. The Hellcat competed with the faster Vought F4U Corsair for that role and prevailed, as the Corsair had significant issues with carrier landings. The Corsair instead was primarily deployed to great effect in land-based use by the U.S. Marine Corps.

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 33 ft 7 in (10.24 m)
• Wingspan: 42 ft 10 in (13.06 m)
• Height: 13 ft 1 in (3.99 m)
• Wing area: 334 ft² (31 m²)
• Airfoil: NACA 23015.6 mod root; NACA 23009 tip
• Empty weight: 9,238 lb (4,190 kg)
• Loaded weight: 12,598 lb (5,714 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 15,415 lb (6,990 kg)
• *Fuel capacity: 250 US gal (950 l) internal; up to 3 × 150 US gal (570 l) external drop tanks
• Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0211
• Drag area: 7.05 sq ft (0.655 m²)
• Aspect ratio: 5.5
• Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-10W “Double Wasp” two-row radial engine with a two-speed two-stage supercharger, 2,200 hp (1,491 kW)
• Propellers: 3-blade Hamilton Standard
  • Propeller diameter: 13 ft 1 in (4.0 m)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 330 kn (391 mph, 629 km/h)
• Stall speed: 73 kn (84 mph, 135 km/h)
• Combat radius: 820 nmi (945 mi, 1,520 km)
• Ferry range: 1,330 nmi (1,530 mi, 2,460 km)
• Service ceiling: 37,300 ft (11,370 m)
• Rate of climb: 3,500 ft/min (17.8 m/s)
• Wing loading: 37.7 lb/ft² (184 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.16 hp/lb (260 W/kg)
• Time-to-altitude: 7.7 min to 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
• Lift-to-drag ratio: 12.2
• Takeoff roll: 799 ft (244 m)

Armament

• Guns:
  • 6× 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns, with 400 rounds per gun, (All F6F-3, and most F6F-5) or
  • 2 × 0.79 in (20 mm) AN/M2 cannon, with 225 rounds per gun and 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) Browning machine guns with 400 rounds per gun
• Rockets:
  • 6 × 5 in (127 mm) HVARs or
  • 2 × 11 ³⁄₄ in (298 mm) Tiny Tim unguided rockets