- 2 September 1937: Grumman F4F Wildcat - This Day in Aviation
The F4F-3 had a maximum speed of 278 miles per hour (447 kilometers per hour) at Sea Level, and 330 miles per hour (531 kilometers per hour at 19,000 feet (5,791 meters)
- F4F Performance Trials
The performance data pertaining to the model F4F-3 airplanes as fighters, with useful load specified in paragraph 104a of reference (l), are compared below with the guarantees, as revised by changes Nos B to F, inclusive, as stated in reference (c), as follows:
- GRUMMAN F4F WILDCAT
Empty (FM-2): 4,900 lb (2226 kg ) Max Speed (F4F-3): 523 km h (325 mph) Max Speed (F4F-4, FM-1): 509 km h (318 mph) Max Speed (FM-2): 534 km h (332 mph) Max Range (Typical): 1448 km (900 miles) Underwing racks for two 250 lb (133 kg) bombs
- Grumman F4F Wildcat - War History
Performance: Maximum speed 318 mph (512 km h) at 19,400 ft (5915 m); cruising speed 155 mph (249 km h); service ceiling 39,400 ft (12010 m) Range: 770 miles (1239 km) with internal fuel stores
- F4F-3 Wildcat - pearlharboraviationmuseum. org
To make room for Hellcat production at the Grumman plant, the production of F4F Wildcats was turned over to the Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors for the remainder of the war The Wildcat remains the only US Navy fighter that was produced throughout the entirety of World War II
- F4F-3 Wildcat - AirPages
The prototype G-36, which took off in March 1939 under the designation XF4F-3, had a more powerful Twin Wasp XR-1830-76 engine with a two-stage supercharger, an increased wing area, a modified tail unit, which allowed the XF4F- 3 have good rudder control and good maneuverability
- Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat - HistoryOfWar. org
It was fast, reaching a maximum speed of 331 mph The first two test aircraft carried the same guns as the prototype XF4F-3, but after that the armament was changed to four 50 calibre machine guns (Browning M2s), two in each wing
- Aircraft: Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat - aero-web. org
Wildcats used two types of droppable tanks A centerline mount,which I understand was troublesome,and underwing tanks,which were preferred According to Thomas Doll author of book VMF-121,most missions were flown with only one wing tank Bud seems to recall that missions were flown using both tanks?
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