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Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat, Bureau #4097:

Specifications:

• Manufacturer: Grumman Corporation
• Type: Carrier-based fighter
• Crew: pilot
• Power plant: one 1,200 horsepower Pratty & Whitney R-1830-86 engine
• Dimensions: wing span, 36 feet; length 28 feet 9 inches; height 11 feet 10 inches
• Weight: empty, 5,785 lbs.; gross, 7,952 lbs.
• Performance: max speed, 318 mph; cruising speed, 155 mph; initial climb, 1,950 feet per minute; service ceiling, 34,900 feet; range, 770 miles
• Armament: six forward firing .50 cal. machine guns