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GRUMMAN F6F HELLCAT
Specifications

Type: Naval Fighter, later versions include
   fighter-bombers and night fighters
Origin: Grumman
Crew: 1
Models: F6F-1 to F6F-5
First Flight:
   With R-2600: June 26, 1942
   Same aircraft With R-2800: July 30, 1942
   F6F-3: October 2, 1942
Service Delivery:
   F6F-3: January 16, 1943
Final Delivery: November 1945
Production: 12,272
Powerplant:
Early Production:
Manufacturer: Pratt & Whitney
Model: R-2800-10 Double Wasp
Type: 18-cylinder dual-row radial engine
Horsepower: 2,000 hp

From January 1944 (Final F6F-3 batch):
Manufacturer: Pratt & Whitney
Model:R-2800-10W Double Wasp
Type: 18-cylinder dual-row radial engine
   With Water Injection
Horsepower: 2,200 hp
Dimensions:
Wing Span: 13.05m (42 ft. 10 in.)
Length: 10.2m (33 ft. 7 in.)
Height: 3.99m (13 ft. 1 in.)
Wing Area: N/A

Weights:
Empty (F6F-3): 4101 kg (9,042 lb)
Loaded: 5528 kg (12,186 lb)
Clean: 6000 kg (13,228 lb)
Maximum (F6F-5N): 6443 kg (14,250 lb)

   Performance:
Maximum Speed:
- F6F-3, -5, Clean: 605 km/h (376 mph)
- F6F-5N: 590 km/h (366 mph)
Initial Climb: 3,240 ft/min (990 m/min)
Service Ceiling:
- F6F-3: 11,430m (37,500 ft.)
Service Ceiling (F6F-5NO):
- F6F-5NO: 11,185m (36,700 ft.)
Max. Range (Internal Fuel):
  1755 km (1,090 miles)
Armament:
Typical:
Three .50 in. Brownings in each outer wing
   Ammunition: 400 rounds per gun

Some F6F-5 & F6F-5N
Two .50 in. Brownings in each outer wing
One 20mm Cannon in each outer wing
   Ammunition: N/A

Bomb Load:
2,000 lb. of bombs on centerline pylon
Underwing attachments for six rockets

Avionics:
F6F-3N & -5N: APS-6 Radar in wing pod

Production:
1942: 10
1943: 2,545
1944: 6,139
1945: 3,578
Total: 12,272
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