Grumman F9F-6/7/8 Cougar. Part One: Design, Testing, Structures and Blue Angels (Naval Fighters, 66)

Meyer, Corwin

ISBN 10: 0942612663 / ISBN 13: 9780942612660

Published by Ginter Books, 1996

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very nice copy; larger-format.

Seller Inventory # 057248

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Grumman F9F-6/7/8 Cougar. Part One: Design, Testing, Structures and Blue Angels (Naval Fighters, 66)
• Publisher: Ginter Books
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0942612663
• ISBN 13: 9780942612660
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Aviation

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Synopsis

The contract for the new Grumman Cougar (G-93) was signed on March 2, 1951. The first flight of the XF9F-6 Cougar was on September 20, 1951.

When Grumman and the Navy first discussed the Panther, both parties were privy to the Navy Technical Team findings in German WW-II research immediately after the war and the fact that many of the top German fighter designers had "migrated" to our new enemy, Russia. This information put firm emphasis on the greater critical Mach number with the swept wing over a convention straight-wing fighter for both the U.S. and the USSR.