Description
[Model Specifications]
The F8F Bearcat was the last of Grumman's piston-engine carrier-based fighters.
Two XF8F-1 prototypes were ordered in November 1943, and the first of these was flown on 21 August 1944.
Grumman decided once again to utilize the most powerful engine available at the time, the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp -- the same engine that had powered both their Hellcat and Tigercat designs.
This time, the engine was fitted to the smallest, lightest airframe that could be built.
This resulted in a highly maneuverable, fast airplane with a rate of climb 30% greater than the Hellcat.
Item Number: 02247
Item Name: F8F-1 Bearcat
Bar Code: 9580208022475
Scale: 1:32 Scale
Item Type: Static Aircraft
Model Brief: Length: 264.5 mm Wingspan: 337 mm
Total Parts: 366 pcs.
Photo Etched Parts: One fret
Film Parts: Instrument panel
Total Sprues: 15 Sprues, 2 Rubber tires
Paint Schemes"
1) No. 100/95320 of VF-19 in CV-21 USS Boxer. June 1947./ Royal Thai Air Force 1st Fighter Bomber Wings.
2) F8F-1. Bu.No.95447, of U.S. Naval Air R"
Released Date: Year 2008 - 01
More Features"
There are 355 parts in light grey plastic, 2 rubber tires, 1 clear canopy, 9 clear parts for cockpit instrument, 1 clear cowling, one etched fret"
