1/48 F8F-2 Bearcat

Product Code: 80358

Description

The F8F Bearcat was the last of Grummans piston-engine
carrier-based fighters. Two XF8F-1 prototypes were ordered in
November 1943, and the first of these was flown on 21 August
1944. Grumman decided once again to utilize the most powerful
engine available at the time, the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double
Wasp -the same engine that had powered both their Hellcat and
Tigercat designs. This time, the engine was fitted to the
smallest, lightest airframe that could be built. This resulted in
a highly maneuverable, fast airplane with a rate of climb 30%
greater than the Hellcat.