Description
Trumpeter 02247 1/32 Scale F8F-1 Bearcat Kit.
The kit includes:
15 seniors with details
rubber tires
transparent canopy
transparent hood
photoetching
decal,
scheme for painting the model,
step by step instructions.
Model length: 264.5 mm. Wingspan: 337 mm
The F8F Bearcat was the last of Grumman's piston-powered carrier-based fighters. Two XF8F-1 prototypes were ordered in November 1943 and the first flew on 21 August 1944. Grumman again decided to use the most powerful engine available at the time, the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp -- the same engine that powered their Hellcat and Tigercat designs. This time the engine was mounted on the smallest, lightest airframe that could be built. This resulted in a highly maneuverable, fast aircraft with a climb rate 30% faster than the Hellcat.