Image: Grumman XF6F-2 Hellcat
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Description: A U.S. Navy Grumman XF6F-2 Hellcat fighter in 1943. The F6F-2 was a turbo-charged version that was part of the original F6F contract. The XF6F-2 first flew in 1943 and had a Wright R-2600-6 engine combined with a Birmann turbo-supercharger. As the performance was not satisfactory, the engine was replaced by a Pratt & Whitney R-2800-21. The re-engined XF6F-2 first flew on 7 January 1944, but the performance was still not much improved. The project was abandoned and the XF6F-2 was rebuilt as a F6F-3.
Title: Grumman XF6F-2 Hellcat
Credit: U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News September/October 1988 [1]
Author: USN
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