The Grumman F9F Panther is an early carrier-based jet fighter designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Grumman. It was the first jet-powered fighter aircraft to see air …

The Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar is a carrier-based jet-powered fighter aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Grumman. It was developed during the early …

The F9F-5 proved to be the last and most numerous of the Panthers. Built concurrently with the dash 4, a total of 615 dash 5s and forty dash 5Ps were produced by December 1952 when …

Jun 28, 2020 · The F9F-5 was the last Panther variant with straight wings before it was upgraded to the swept wing F9F-6 Cougar. It was powered by an upgraded Pratt & Whitney J48-P-6 or …

Jan 1, 2020 · Grumman’s F9F Panther marks one of the earliest jet-powered single engine aircraft to be used exclusively from a naval aircraft carrier. Up until the F9F’s initial release in 1949, …

The Grumman F9F Panther was the first turbo-jet powered fighter to serve in quantity with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, the first to see combat, and the first to shoot down hostile aircraft.

The first F9F-5 (also a converted -2 airframe) flew on December 21, 1949, and deliveries began on November 5, 1950. Production totaled 616 in addition to the prototype, and most …

This aircraft flew combat missions over North Korea with US Navy Fighter Squadron VF-51, the Screaming Eagles, from 2 January until 5 March 1953, when it was damaged in a barrier …

Among the major Panther variants were the F9F-2B, a modified ground attack version with hardpoints for underwing stores; the F9F-5, the most numerous model, of which 616 were …

The Grumman F9F Panther is one of the United States Navy’s first successful carrier-based jet fighters, as well as Grumman’s first jet fighter. A single-engined, straight-winged day fighter, it …