SOUPED-UP BEARCAT One would think that racing a Grumman F8F Bearcat would be very World War II-ish seat-of-the-pants stuff. But the "Rare Bear" will be using PI System software from San Leandro, Calif ...
Grumman engineers, led by chief Engineer William Schwendler, sought to fill a major gap in the low and medium altitude ranges for U.S. Navy carrier-based fighters. The goal was to create a small ...
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F8F Bearcat: The tiny naval fighter that out-climbed the Hellcat
Meet Grumman’s F8F Bearcat, the ultra-lightweight carrier fighter built to give tiny escort carriers a hard-hitting, ...
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