| Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat |
| Nationality |
American |
| Aircraft Type |
Carrier and landbased naval fighter |
| First Flight |
June 1942 |
| Entered Service |
August 1943 |
| Crew |
1 |
| Notes |
Equipped 14 FAA squadrons |
| Specification |
| Powerplant |
One 2.000 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-1OW |
| Performance |
| Speed |
611 km/h at 7.312 m; Cruise 270 km/h |
| Range |
1.520 km |
| Service Ceiling |
11.369 m |
| Dimensions |
| Wingspan |
13,5 m |
| Wing Area |
31,03 m² |
| Length |
10,23 m |
| Height |
3,99 m |
| Weights |
| Empty Weight |
4.190 kg |
| Maximum Take Off Weight |
6.991 kg |
| Weaponry |
| Guns |
Six fixed forward firing 0,5in Browning wing guns or 20 mm cannon plus four 0,5 in guns with |
| Bombs etc |
2.000 lb bombload or six rockets |
| Versions |
| Hellcat I |
RAF equivalent F6F-3. 252 lendlease, initial production model |
| Hellcat II |
NF.II, RAF equivalent of F6F-5, 5n. 930 lendlease, redesigned cowliong, provision for rockets or bombs, also nightfighter version (N) |
