Project Description
MPH
318
WEAPONS
6
SEATS
1
Grumman FM-2 Wildcat
Class: Single-seat carrier-borne and land-based fighter and fighter bomber
National Origin: United States
Manufacturer: General Motors
First Flight: 1942
Primary User: United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy
Number Built: 4,777
WIP
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 28 ft 9 in (8.76 m)
- Wingspan: 38 ft (11.58 m)
- Height: 9 ft 2.5 in (2.81 m)
- Wing area: 260 sq ft (24.15 m²)
- Empty weight: 5,758 lb (2,612 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 7,952 lb (3,607 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-86 double-row radial engine, 1,200 hp 900 kW
Performance
- Maximum speed: 318 mph (512 km/h) at 19,400 ft (5,915 m)
- Cruise speed: 155 mph (249 km/h)
- Stall speed: 100 mph (87 kn, 160 km/h)
- Range: 830 mi (721 nmi, 1337 km)
- Service ceiling: 34,000 ft (10,363 m)
- Rate of climb: 2,200 ft/min (11.17 m/s)
- Wing loading: 30.7 lb/sqft (149.77 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.15 hp/lb (249 W/kg)