- F-6F - Single seat pursuit fighter
- First flight - June 26, 1942 (XF6F-1)
- Total production - F6F-3 (4,403), F6F-5 (7,870)
- Powerplant - Single 2,000-horsepower
18-cylinder, Pratt and Whitney R-2800-10W
air cooled radial engine
- Climb rate to 14,000 ft. – 6 minutes, 42 seconds
- Armament - six .50-caliber M2 Browning machine guns
a 2,000 lb. bomb load, or six 5-inch rockets |
- Wingspan - 42 ft. 10 in. (13.1 m)
- Length - 33 ft., 7 in. (10.2 m)
- Height - 13 ft., 1 in. (4.0 m)
- Wing area - 334 sq. ft. (30.7 m2)
- Weight - 9,238 lb. empty
- Maximum takeoff weight – 15,413 lb.
- Maximum speed - 380 mph at 23,400 ft.
- Ceiling - 37,300 ft.
- Range - 945 miles
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