[smokingfrog]

Specifications:
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat
Dimensions:
Wing span:	42 ft 10 in (13.05 m)
Length:	33 ft 10 in (10.31 m)
Height:	14 ft 5 in (4.39 m)
Wing Area:	334 sq ft (31 sq m)
Weights:
Empty:	9,060 lbs (4,110 kg)
Normal Gross:	12,598 lbs (5,714 kg)
Maximum Gross:	15,413 lbs (6,991 kg)
Performance:
Maximum Speed:	380 mph (612 km/hr) @ 23,400 ft (7,132 m)
Cruising Speed:	200 mph (322 km/hr)
Landing Speed:	88 mph (142 km/hr)
Service Ceiling:	37,300 ft (11,369 m)
Combat Range:	945 mi (1,521 km)
Maximum Range:	1,530 mi (2,462 km)
Powerplant:
Pratt-Whitney R-2800-10W "Double Wasp" Air Cooled Radial 2,000 hp (1,492 Kw) Take-Off - 1,975 hp (1,473.9 Kw) @16,900 ft (5,151 m)
Armament:
Six .50 caliber (12.7 mm) Browning M-2 machine guns with 2,400 rounds mounted in the wings. Later models could substitute two 20 mm guns for the two inboard .50 calibers.

[magslinger]

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[rlmorel]

I have some nice Hellcat images, but I thought this crowd would be interested, and I wanted someone to share them with!

Check out these pictures my Mother-in-Law gave me...she knew I was interested in this kind of thing. She used to work at a store in East Boston during WWII, and people often brought pictures in but never came back to pick them up. When they were cleaning out the store years later, they came across these in a bunch of other ones that were going to be thrown out, and she never gave them much thought...

[rlmorel]

Okay...here is my contribution in tribute to this fine, rugged aircraft! It has never received its due, in my opinion.