A Complete Waste of Space

To fast and heavy for the carriers of the day.
Grumman F7F Tigercat
http://sonicbomb.com/iv1.php?vid=f-7f_t ... 20Tigercat

Always been one of my "dream planes" that I'd like to fly before I die.
Performance
Maximum speed: 460 mph (400 knots, 740 km/h)
Range: 1,200 mi (1,000 nmi, 1,900 km)
Service ceiling: 40,400 ft (12,300 m)
Rate of climb: 4,530 ft/min (1,381 m/min)
Armament
Guns:
4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) M2 cannon
4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun

She came along too late in the war to do much of anything, and then jets transitioned over from prop a/c so she's just a footnote in history. And sexy beast.

I'd bet it was one tricky SOB to fly on one engine....and land.
It does have some beautiful lines to it.....

Marine RADAR versions were used in Korea and
scored a few kills.
Hot and fast machine, the fastest of the piston Cats (un modified that is).

HH