Crew: 1 Length: 28 ft 9 in (8.76 m) Wingspan: 38 ft (11.58 m) Maximum speed: 331 mph (531 km/h) Range: 845 mi (1,360 km) Service ceiling 39,500 ft (12,000 m)

Role: Fighter
First flight: 2 September 1937
Introduced: December 1940
Retired: 1945
Primary users: United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force
Number built: 7,722

 

Specifications (F4F-3)

General characteristics

-Crew: 1
-Length: 28 ft 9 in (8.76 m)
-Wingspan: 38 ft (11.58 m)
-Height: 11 ft 10 in (3.60 m)
-Loaded weight: 7,000 lb (3,176 kg)
-Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney R-1830-76 double-row radial engine, 1,200 hp (900 kW)

Performance

-Maximum speed: 331 mph (531 km/h)
-Range: 845 mi (1,360 km)
-Service ceiling 39,500 ft (12,000 m)

Armament

-Guns: 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns, 450 rounds/gun
-Bombs: 2 × 100 lb (45 kg) bombs and/or 2 × 58gal. drop tanks

Specifications (F4F-4)

General characteristics

-Crew: 1
-Length: 28 ft 9 in (8.8 m)
-Wingspan: 38 ft 0 in (11.6 m)
-Height: 9 ft 2.5 in (2.8 m)
-Wing area: 260 ft² (24.2 m²)
-Empty weight: 5,760 lb (2,610 kg)
-Max takeoff weight: 7,950 lb (3,610 kg)
-Powerplant: 1 x Pratt & Whitney R-1830-86 double-row radial engine, 1,200 hp (900 kW)

Performance

-Maximum speed: 320 mph (290 knots, 515 km/h)
-Range: 770 mi (670 nm, 1,240 km)
-Service ceiling 39,500 ft (12,000 m)
-Rate of climb: 1,950 ft/min (9.9 m/s)

Armament

-Guns: 6 x 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns, 240 rounds/gun
-Bombs: 2 x 250 lb (114 kg) bombs and/or 2 x 58 gal. droptanks

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