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The Evolution of the Fighter Jet

The Grumman F7F Tigercat is a heavy fighter aircraft that served with the United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) from late in World War II until 1954. It was the first twin-engine fighter to be deployed by the USN. While the Tigercat was delivered too late to see combat in World War II, it saw action as a night fighter and attack aircraft during the Korean War. #Repost @acepilotaviation (TikTok: internalcombust) #aviation #aviationenthusiast #avgeeks #aviationnerds #aviat

Meet the first supersonic operational Navy jet fighter. This Tiger is one of the rarest of all the Grumman “cats” with only 200 built and very few survivors. The Tiger started life as an F9F Panther/Cougar variant and Grumman’s answer to a modernized Cougar. However, it was such a departure from the Cougar design with a 35-degree swept wing, coke-bottle-shaped fuselage, and reduced transonic drag, it was designated the F-11A Tiger. The Navy saw potential in the design and soon placed it with fiv