Grumman Bearcat F8f made from the picture i join. i don't have others info on this plane, so if you have more...
Original designer: Paul Kimberling
Nex textures, moving parts, flight model and gun profile by bruno duffort.
*The supreme radial-engine shipboard fighter design.
By the last half of the Second World War, most new US fighter designs were much heavier and more complex than earlier fighters. When planning a replacement for their successful F6F Hellcat carrier fighter, however, Grumman chose to built as lightweight a design as possible around the most reliable large radial engine. The result was the F8F Bearcat, which was often called a "hot rod" by its pilots for its fantastic acceleration and climbing ability.
The Bearcat was designed as an interceptor fighter, with emphasis placed on excellent maneuverability, good low-level performance, and a high rate of climb. It used the same engine as it's predecessor the Hellcat, but being smaller and 20% lighter, had a 30% better climb rate than the Hellcat.
Using the well-proven Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine, the first Bearcat prototype flew on August 21, 1944. After minor modifications, including the addition of a dorsal fin, early production F8F-1s began armament tests and carrier qualification trials in early 1945. By May of 1945, the Bearcat was cleared for operations, with very few restrictions on its flight operations over its wide speed range. A total of 654 F8F-1s were delivered, all fitted with the 2,100 hp R-2800-34W engine.and while the first squadron of Bearcats was heading for the Pacific, the war ended before this excellent fighter could see operational use .*
install: create a folder in your aircraft folder named: F8F bear and unzip the files inside.
this plane use cfs sound and panel to get a small zip.
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Bruno Duffort
bruno@icservice.fr
