Grumman XF10F

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Grumman XF10F Jaguar
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Launch of the XF10F
Type: Fighter plane
Design country:

United StatesUnited States United States

Manufacturer:

Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation

First flight:

May 19, 1952

Commissioning:

Flight tests canceled in 1953

Number of pieces:

1

The Grumman XF10F Jaguar was a fighter aircraft developed by the US aircraft manufacturer Grumman Aerospace Corporation for the US Navy . It should serve as a carrier aircraft . However, the swing-wing aircraft did not get beyond the prototype status.

The first flight took place on May 19, 1952, in April 1953 the project was discontinued after 32 test flights. According to the information provided by the pilot, apart from the swivel-wing mechanism, which positioned the wings for take-off and landing at 13.5 ° or for high-speed flight at 42.5 °, almost nothing should have worked as intended. A major shortcoming was the Westinghouse J40 jet engine , which delivered just 30.2 kN instead of the specified thrust of 49 kN.

The shoulder decker had a T-tail unit with a stabilizer.

Technical specifications

Parameter Data
Type single-seater airborne hunting single-seater
Engine a Westinghouse XJ40-WE-8 afterburner jet engine with 30.2 kN (4944 kg) thrust
span 11.17 m or 15.42 m
length 17.01 m
height 4.95 m
Wing area Max. 43.38 m²
Top speed 1,143 km / h at sea level
Operating speed 1,017 km / h at an altitude of 10,670 m
Service ceiling 13,960 m
Range 2,672 km
Empty mass 9,265 kg
Maximum take-off mass 16,080 kg
Armament four 20 mm cannons in the bow and two 907 kg bombs
or 48 FFAR rockets (70 mm caliber) or 12 HVAR rockets of 127 mm caliber under the wings

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