F-9 Cougar

The Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar was developed by the Grumman Aerospace Corporation one-beam fighter-bomber of the United States Navy. It was developed from the F9F Panther.

Development

After the commissioning of the F9F Panther you started to develop a swept-wing variant of this airplane. Although the designation F9F shows the relationship with the Panthers, but actually the Cougar was a completely new aircraft. The main differences to the Panthers were the swept-wing, but it was also the engine replaced and due to the new wing and structural changes were necessary. The wing had a sweepback angle of 35 °, instead of spoiler ailerons, larger flaps, slats and stall fences. In November 1952, the first machine was put into service. The TF - 9J pattern flew many missions in the Vietnam War. The Cougar was used after they are decommissioned as Drohnenleitflugzeug. In addition, both the Panthers and the Cougar was used in the 1950s by the Blue Angels for their aerobatics.

User

  • United States Navy
  • United States Marine Corps

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Specifications

Grumman F9F Panther McDonnell F3H Demon Douglas F4D Skyray Douglas F3D Skyknight Lockheed YF-12 Grumman F-14 Tomcat Northrop YF-17 Northrop Corporation Northrop Grumman Northrop Alpha Grumman G-21 Goose Grumman G-44 Widgeon Grumman G-73 Mallard Grumman Gulfstream I Grumman Gulfstream II Grumman AF Guardian Grumman TBF Avenger Northrop A-17 Northrop YA-9 SM-62 Snark Grumman HU-16 Albatross Grumman F3F Grumman JF Duck Grumman J2F Duck Grumman C-1 Trader Grumman FF Grumman E-1 Tracer Grumman F2F Northrop P-61 Black Widow Grumman F4F Wildcat Grumman F7F Tigercat Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet Northrop XP-79 Northrop F-89 Scorpion Northrop Grumman RQ-180 Grumman OV-1 Mohawk Grumman S-2 Tracker Northrop T-38 Talon Northrop HL-10 Northrop N-3PB Northrop N-9M Northrop Grumman Firebird Northrop Tacit Blue Northrop X-4 Bantam Northrop X-21 Grumman X-29 Northrop Grumman X-47B
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