F8F's BEARCAT!

[handy169]

765 F8F-1's 4 .50 cals
100 F8F-1B's, armed with 20mm cannon instead of the four machine guns
293 F8F-2's, outfitted with 20mm cannon as a standard

It was the speediest prop-driven fighter that Grumman ever produced, Designed as a follow-on to the successful F6F Hellcat, the F8F Bearcat was 20 percent lighter and almost 50 MPH faster (421 vs. 376).  


VF-19 actually took delivery of its Bearcats in May, 1945

[scottydawg]

Hehe, like Late War needs another easymode plane.

[Jester]

Originally posted by handy169
765 F8F-1's 4 .50 cals
100 F8F-1B's, armed with 20mm cannon instead of the four machine guns
293 F8F-2's, outfitted with 20mm cannon as a standard

It was the speediest prop-driven fighter that Grumman ever produced, Designed as a follow-on to the successful F6F Hellcat, the F8F Bearcat was 20 percent lighter and almost 50 MPH faster (421 vs. 376).  


VF-19 actually took delivery of its Bearcats in May, 1945

NOT ONE ever saw combat in WW2. VF-19's Bearcats were on the way to the Pacific War Zone aboard the carrier USS LANGLEY CVL-27 when the war ended.

Agree with Dawg - all we need is another "Newb Rocket!"    
MANY other planes need to be added to the lineup before this one.

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[Mr No Name]

We have a 3 canon unperked LA7... those were just as rare... At least it was on the way to the front and would have flown in combat had it not been for the Enola Gay and Bockscar.

I am sure those aboard that birdfarm did conduct some form of flight ops (even if it was in a rear area)

[Ack-Ack]

While the 3 cannon La7 was rare, at least it did see combat.



ack-ack

[CaptCole]

another LA7 is the LAST thing i want to see

[troon]

can someone post a picture of a f8f please

[68wolf]

i have one but it is very very faded. i scaned it and it came out blury.

[68wolf]

http://www.arthistoryclub.com/art_history/Image:F8F_Bearcat.jpg

here i found a picture of one click on the link above it should work or you can type it in one of the two will work.

has a hole lot of information about it on this site too.

B) i would love to see this plane up.

[Saxman]

If they add the F8F, then I get my F2G refined to how the bird WOULD have flown had the military not given up on the design after the war ended (we already have a fantasy N1K2 and Ki-84 based on how they'd have performed without crap quality control at the factory, so why not?)

[Masherbrum]

[whels]

boohooers can whine all they want, but the F8F was a WW2 plane, IN PRODUCTION and SQUADRON service before the war ended.  It should be in AH,  although a high perk.

F8F wouldnt be like a La7, more like a spit16/F6 on steriods.
its main atribute was Climb, not speed. it was a short range interceptor.

[Major Biggles]

Originally posted by whels
boohooers can whine all they want, but the F8F was a WW2 plane, IN PRODUCTION and SQUADRON service before the war ended.  It should be in AH,  although a high perk.

F8F wouldnt be like a La7, more like a spit16/F6 on steriods.
its main atribute was Climb, not speed. it was a short range interceptor.

need another late war dweeb ride whels? it's nothing to do with it being in squadron service or anything, the damn thing never saw bloody combat.

the F8F doesn't belong in AH as it is now at all. there were loads of jets in production from late 44 onwards, but we don't have them here, because they weren't combat planes. and why should we add the bearcat when there are far more important planes needed.

AH isn't just the way you play it whels, late war stuff. the early war plane set is seriously lacking, especially for the japanese and russians. early war events are always messed up because of the silly subs that have to fill in for other planes.

[Mr No Name]

Originally posted by Major Biggles


 the early war plane set is seriously lacking, especially for the japanese and russians.  

Yes, give us more hangar queens!  

[Major Biggles]

Originally posted by Mr No Name
Yes, give us more hangar queens!  

AH needs more 'hangar queens' than stupid late war runtard rides

what do you fly? there are some in this game that like a challenge, and get a kick out of flying a normal plane instead of '44 or '45 rides all the time.