Grumman F7F Tigercat - Specifications (F7F-4N Tigercat)

Specifications (F7F-4N Tigercat)

Data from Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (pilot, radar operator)
• Length: 45 ft 4 in (13.8 m)
• Wingspan: 51 ft 6 in (15.7 m)
• Height: 16 ft 7 in (5.1 m)
• Wing area: 455 ft² (42.3 m²)
• Empty weight: 16,270 lb (7,380 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 25,720 lb (11,670 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-34W "Double Wasp" radial engines, 2,100 hp (1,566 kW) each

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 (23 m/s)

Armament

• Guns:
  
  • 4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) M2 cannon
  • 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun
• Bombs:
  
  • 2 × 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs under wings or
  • 1 × torpedo under fuselage

Avionics

• AN/APS-19 radar