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The Tiger single-seat fighter flew for the first time in prototype form on 30 July 1954 - less than 15 months after receipt of a letter of intent from the US Navy. The production version was the F11F-1. A small number of pre-production aircraft, each with a Wright J65-W-6 turbojet engine with afterburner, were followed by 39 production aircraft (ordered with J65-W-4 afterburning engines), two of which were modified to F11F-1F standard with 66.72kN General Electric J79-GE-7 afterburning engines. One of the F11F-1Fs attained a speed of 1,963km/h and set a short-lived height record on 18 April 1958 of 23,449m.
A further contract for J65-W-18-engined Tigers placed for the US Navy brought the total number of F11F-1s built to about 200, but these were gradually phased out of first-line service from 1959. Those which remained in second-line service when the tri-service designations became rationalised in 1962 were redesignated F-11A.
| CREW | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 x Wright J-65-W-6, 33.8kN |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 6290-8380 kg | 13867 - 18475 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 9.7 m | 31 ft 10 in |
| Length | 12.5 m | 41 ft 0 in |
| Height | 3.9 m | 12 ft 10 in |
| Wing area | 23.2 m2 | 249.72 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 1430 km/h | 889 mph |
| Ceiling | 16700 m | 54800 ft |
| Range w/max.fuel | 1000 km | 621 miles |
| ARMAMENT | 4 x 20mm cannon, missiles |
 | A three-view drawing of F11F-1 Tiger (1280 x 960) |
| Pete, whopays(@)msn.com, 27.07.2008 Our training squadron had this aircraft for a short time. Fantastic fast plane but the wings experienced some corrosion and parts were had to get.The Blue Angels also used this plane for a short period of time. | | Kenneth Schultz, genom_68(@)bellsouth.net, 05.02.2008 I have a picture that was given to Commander "Fritz" Luebke USN, CAG 201. Best wishes to him from his friends at Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation. December "54"
Just wondering if anyone knows who this is. | | shelbs, i153.nut(@)gmail.com, 02.09.2007 I read that this was the only aircraft to ever shoot itself down with its own guns. I guess it happened during a high speed gun test. The shells were faulty and the tumbled in flight where they were ingested into the engine. | | Bill Barham AT2, bill27612(@)yahoo.com, 12.06.2007 I was an Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd class (AT2) and went to Grumman's Avionics class on the F11F when VF-33 transitioned from FJ-3M Furies at Oceana, Virginia Beach, VA. |
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