Grumman

Grumman F4F Wildcat

Carrier fighter

Wikipedia
  • First flight1937
  • IntroductionDecember 1940
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built7,885
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
1
Length
28 ft 9 in
Wingspan
38 ft
Height
11 ft 10 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
331 mph
Range
845 mi
Service ceiling
39,500 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-76 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine (1,200 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) AN/M2 Browning machine guns with 450 rounds per gun; Bombs: 2 × 100 lb bombs and/or 2 × 58 USgal drop tanks
Discover

More from Grumman

Search the aircraft database

Engines 1

R-1830 R-1830 Piston engines Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp Twin-row radial engine built in very large numbers during the Second World War. Pratt & Whitney · United States→

Flown by 1

United States NavyUSAFormer