New England Air Museum - Grumman F6F-5K Hellcat
Bill Maloney
1/20/2009

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01 Grumman F6F Hellcat 02 Hellcat Folding Wing 03 Hellcat Folding Wing 04 Hellcat Ammo Magazines
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05 Hellcat Engine Access 06 Hellcat Canopy 07 R2800 Propeller Hub 08 Grumman F6F Hellcat
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09 Hellcat R2800 Radial 10 Hellcat Drop Tank 11 Hellcat HE Bomb 12 Hellcat Cluster Bomb
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Grumman F6F Hellcat Specifications:

Grumman F6F Hellcat Fighters at other Aviation Museums in the Northeast
Grumman F6F Hellcat Fighter Grumman F6F Hellcat 3/4 scale Replica
A WWII Grumman F6F Hellcat at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, LI A one-off 3/4 scale Grumman F6F Hellcat replica can be found at the Quonset Air Museum in North Kingston, RI
Grumman F6F Hellcat Replica Grumman Hellcat Restoration
A Grumman F6F Hellcat Replica at the 1941 Historic Aircraft Group Museum in Geneseo, NY Grumman F6F Hellcat Restoration at the Quonset Air Museum in North Kingston, RI

Length: 33 feet, 7 inches
Wingspan:
42 feet, 10 inches
Height:
13 feet, 1 inches
Crew:
1
Weight:
Empty - 9,200lbs Max Takeoff - 15,400lbs
Max Speed: 380mph
Cruise Speed: 170mph
Range: 940 miles
Service Ceiling: 37,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 147 gallons
Powerplant: Wright R-2800 Air Cooled Radial Engine 2,000hp
Armament:
  Six 50cal Browning Machine Guns
First Flight : 1942
Cost: $

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