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1943 twin-engine fighter aircraft family

"Tigercat" redirects here. For other uses, see [Tigercat (disambiguation)](/source/Tigercat_(disambiguation)).

F7F Tigercat An F7F-3P preserved in United States Marine Corps markings in flight General information Type Heavy fighter National origin United States Manufacturer Grumman Primary users United States Navy United States Marine Corps Number built 364 History Manufactured 1943–1946 Introduction date 1944 First flight 2 November 1943 Retired 1954 Developed into Grumman XTSF

The **Grumman F7F Tigercat** is a [heavy fighter](/source/Heavy_fighter) aircraft that served with the [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) (USN) and [United States Marine Corps](/source/United_States_Marine_Corps) (USMC) from late in [World War II](/source/World_War_II) until 1954. It was the first twin-engined [fighter](/source/Fighter_aircraft) to be deployed by the USN. While the Tigercat was delivered too late to see combat in World War II, it did serve in reconnaissance roles. The Tigercat primarily saw action as a [night fighter](/source/Night_fighter) and [attack aircraft](/source/Attack_aircraft) during the [Korean War](/source/Korean_War).

Designed initially for service on [*Midway*-class aircraft carriers](/source/Midway-class_aircraft_carrier), early production F7Fs were land-based variants. The type was too large to operate from older and smaller carriers, and only a late variant (F7F-4N) was certified for carrier service.

## Design and development

Based on the earlier [Grumman XP-50](/source/Grumman_XP-50) that was eventually canceled, the company developed the **XP-65** (**Model 51**) further for a future "convoy fighter" concept. In 1943, work on the XP-65 was terminated in favor of the design that would eventually become the F7F.[1] The contract for the prototype **XF7F-1** was signed on 30 June 1941. Grumman's aim was to produce a fighter that outperformed and outgunned all existing fighter aircraft and that had an auxiliary ground-attack capability.[2]

An F7F-3N of VMF(N)-513 at Wonsan, Korea, in 1952

Performance of the prototype and initial production aircraft met expectations; the F7F was one of the fastest piston-engined fighters, with a top speed significantly greater than single-engined USN aircraft — 71 mph faster than a [Grumman F6F Hellcat](/source/Grumman_F6F_Hellcat) at sea level.[3] Captain [Fred Trapnell](/source/Frederick_M._Trapnell), one of the premier USN test pilots of the era, stated: "It's the best damn fighter I've ever flown."[4] The F7F was to be heavily armed — four 20 mm cannon and four .50 caliber ([0.50 in](/source/.50_BMG); 12.7 mm) machine guns, as well as underwing and underfuselage hardpoints for bombs and torpedoes. This speed and firepower were bought at the cost of heavy weight and a high landing speed, but what caused the aircraft to fail carrier suitability trials was poor directional stability with only one engine operational, as well as problems with the [tailhook](/source/Tailhook) design.[5] The initial production series was, therefore, used only from land bases by the USMC, as night fighters with APS-6 radar.[6]

While the F7F was initially also known as the Grumman Tomcat, this name was abandoned, because it was considered at the time to have excessively sexual overtones;[7] (from the 1970s, the name Tomcat became commonly associated with, and officially used by the Navy for, another Grumman design, the [F-14](/source/F-14) twin-jet carrier-based interceptor). The first production variant was the single-seat **F7F-1N** aircraft; after the 34th production aircraft, a second seat for a radar operator was added and these aircraft were designated **F7F-2N**.

A second production version, the **F7F-3**, was modified to correct the issues that caused the aircraft to fail carrier acceptance, and this version was again trialled on the [USS *Shangri-La*](/source/USS_Shangri-La). A wing failure on a heavy landing caused the failure of this carrier qualification, as well. F7F-3 aircraft were produced in day-fighter, night-fighter, and photo-reconnaissance versions.[8]

The final production version, the **F7F-4N**, was extensively rebuilt for additional strength and stability, and did pass carrier qualification, but only 12 were built.[8]

## Operational history

The F7F Tigercat was produced too late to serve in its intended role in WWII; however, early F7F-1 models saw service in the Pacific Theatre before the end of the war. One USMC photographic reconnaissance squadron equipped with the F7F, [VMP-354](/source/VMP-354), arrived in Guam in June 1945, and was quickly transferred to [Yontan Airfield](/source/Yontan_Airfield) in Okinawa in July 1945.[9] In July and August 1945, VMP-354 used the F7F to photograph potential invasion beaches for [Operation Downfall](/source/Operation_Downfall) in Southern Kyushu.[9]

USMC night-fighter squadron [VMF(N)-513](/source/VMF(N)-513) flying F7F-3N Tigercats saw action in the early stages of the Korean War, flying night interdiction and fighter missions and shooting down two [Polikarpov Po-2](/source/Polikarpov_Po-2) biplanes.[10] This was the only combat use of the aircraft.

Most F7F-2Ns were modified to control drones for combat training, and these gained [bubble canopies](/source/Bubble_canopy) over the rear cockpit for the drone controller. An F7F-2D used for pilot transitioning also had a rear-sliding, bubble canopy.[11]

In 1945, two Tigercats, [serial numbers](/source/United_Kingdom_military_aircraft_serial_numbers) TT346 and TT349, were evaluated, but rejected by the British [Royal Navy](/source/Royal_Navy) in favor of a naval version of the [de Havilland Hornet](/source/De_Havilland_Hornet).[12]

## Variants

The second XF7F-1 in 1946

An F7F-2D drone controller with an additional F8F windshield

An F7F-3N night fighter of VMF(N)-513 in April 1950

**XP-65**
- Proposed [United States Army Air Forces](/source/United_States_Army_Air_Forces) pursuit fighter

**XF7F-1**
- Prototype aircraft, two built

**F7F-1 Tigercat**
- Twin-engined fighter-bomber aircraft, powered by two Pratt & Whitney R-2800-22W radial piston engines, first production version, 34 built

**F7F-1N Tigercat**
- Single-seat night fighter aircraft, fitted with an APS-6 radar

**XF7F-2N**
- Night-fighter prototype, one built

**F7F-2N Tigercat**
- Two-seat night fighter, 65 built

**F7F-2D**
- Small numbers of F7F-2Ns were converted into drone control aircraft; they were fitted with a [Grumman F8F Bearcat](/source/Grumman_F8F_Bearcat) windshield behind the cockpit.

**F7F-3 Tigercat**
- Single-seat fighter-bomber aircraft, powered by two Pratt & Whitney R-2800-34W radial piston engines and featuring an enlarged tailfin for improved stability at high altitudes, 189 built

**F7F-3N Tigercat**
- Two-seat night fighter aircraft, 60 built

**F7F-3E Tigercat**
- Small numbers of F7F-3s were converted into electronic-warfare aircraft.

**F7F-3P Tigercat**
- Small numbers of F7F-3s were converted into photo-reconnaissance aircraft.

**F7F-4N Tigercat**
- Two-seat night-fighter aircraft, fitted with a tailhook and other naval equipment, 12 built

## Operators

**[United States](/source/United_States)**

- [United States Marine Corps](/source/United_States_Marine_Corps)

- [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy)

## Surviving aircraft

The Tigercat was designed to have a very small frontal area.

F7F-3N Tigercat in use with belly tank in the fire-fighting role in 1988

F7F Tigercat N747MX *La Patrona* at 2014 Reno Air Races

Beginning in 1949, F7Fs were flown to the then-USN storage facility at [Naval Air Station Litchfield Park](/source/Naval_Air_Station_Litchfield_Park), Arizona.[13] Although the vast majority of the airframes were eventually scrapped, a number of examples were purchased as surplus. The surviving Tigercats were primarily used as [water bombers](/source/Water_bombers) to fight [wildfires](/source/Wildfire) in the 1960s and 1970s, and Sis-Q Flying Services of [Santa Rosa, California](/source/Santa_Rosa%2C_California), operated an F7F-3N tanker in this role until retirement in the late 1980s.

**Airworthy**

****F7F-3****

- 80374 is based at the [National Museum of World War II Aviation](/source/National_Museum_of_World_War_II_Aviation) in [Colorado Springs, Colorado](/source/Colorado_Springs%2C_Colorado).[14][15]

- 80375 is based at the National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs.[16][17]

- 80411 is based at [Palm Springs Air Museum](/source/Palm_Springs_Air_Museum) in [Palm Springs, California](/source/Palm_Springs%2C_California).[18][19]

- 80425 is privately owned in [Seattle, Washington](/source/Seattle%2C_Washington).[20]

- 80483 is privately owned in [Houston, Texas](/source/Houston%2C_Texas).[21]

- 80503 is based at Lewis Air Legends in San Antonio, Texas.[22][23]

- 80532 is privately owned in [Bentonville, Arkansas](/source/Bentonville%2C_Arkansas).[24]

**F7F-3P**

- 80390 is based at [Lewis Air Legends](/source/Lewis_Air_Legends) in [San Antonio, Texas](/source/San_Antonio%2C_Texas).[25][26]

**On display**

****F7F-3****

- 80373: [National Naval Aviation Museum](/source/National_Naval_Aviation_Museum) in [Naval Air Station Pensacola](/source/Naval_Air_Station_Pensacola), [Florida](/source/Florida)[27]

- 80410: [Pima Air & Space Museum](/source/Pima_Air_%26_Space_Museum), adjacent to [Davis–Monthan Air Force Base](/source/Davis%E2%80%93Monthan_Air_Force_Base), in [Tucson, Arizona](/source/Tucson%2C_Arizona).[28]

**F7F-3N**

- 80382: [Planes of Fame Air Museum](/source/Planes_of_Fame_Air_Museum) in [Chino, California](/source/Chino%2C_California)[29]

**Under restoration or in storage**

****F7F-3****

- 80404 is in storage at the [Fantasy of Flight](/source/Fantasy_of_Flight) in [Polk City, Florida](/source/Polk_City%2C_Florida).[30]

## Specifications (F7F-4N Tigercat)

3-view drawing of a Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat

*Data from* Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II[31]

**General characteristics**

- **Crew:** 2

- **Length:** 45 ft 4 in (13.82 m)

- **Wingspan:** 51 ft 6 in (15.70 m)

- **Height:** 16 ft 7 in (5.05 m)

- **Wing area:** 455 sq ft (42.3 m2)

- **[Airfoil](/source/Airfoil):** **root:** [NACA 23015](/source/NACA_23015); **tip:** [NACA 23012](/source/NACA_23012)[32]

- **Empty weight:** 16,270 lb (7,380 kg)

- **Max takeoff weight:** 25,720 lb (11,666 kg)

- **Powerplant:** 2 × [Pratt & Whitney R-2800-34W Double Wasp](/source/Pratt_%26_Whitney_R-2800-34W_Double_Wasp) 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 2,100 hp (1,600 kW) each

- **Propellers:** 3-bladed constant-speed fully-feathering propellers

**Performance**

- **Maximum speed:** 460 mph (740 km/h, 400 kn)

- **Range:** 1,200 mi (1,900 km, 1,000 nmi)

- **Service ceiling:** 40,400 ft (12,300 m)

- **Rate of climb:** 4,530 ft/min (23.0 m/s)

**Armament**

- **Guns:** ** 4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) [AN/M3 cannon](/source/Hispano-Suiza_HS.404) (200 rpg, wing roots) - 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) [M2 Browning](/source/M2_Browning) [machine gun](/source/Machine_gun) (400 rpg, in nose) (normal fighter versions only; replaced by radar unit in the -3N nightfighter)

- **Bombs:** ** 2 × 1,000 lb (454 kg) [bombs](/source/Aerial_bomb) *or* - 8 × 127mm unguided rockets under wings *and* - 1 × 150 gallon fuel or napalm tank under fuselage *or* - 1 × [torpedo](/source/Torpedo) under fuselage (day fighter only)

**Avionics**

- AN/APS-19 radar

## See also

**Related development**

- [Grumman XTSF](/source/Grumman_XTSF)

**Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era**

- [de Havilland Hornet](/source/De_Havilland_Hornet)

- [FMA I.Ae. 30 Ñancú](/source/FMA_I.Ae._30_%C3%91anc%C3%BA)

- [Focke-Wulf Ta 154](/source/Focke-Wulf_Ta_154)

- [Kawasaki Ki-102](/source/Kawasaki_Ki-102)

- [Mitsubishi Ki-83](/source/Mitsubishi_Ki-83)

- [Northrop P-61 Black Widow](/source/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow)

- [Rikugun Ki-93](/source/Rikugun_Ki-93)

**Related lists**

- [List of aircraft of World War II](/source/List_of_aircraft_of_World_War_II)

- [List of military aircraft of the United States](/source/List_of_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States)

- [List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962)](/source/List_of_United_States_Navy_aircraft_designations_(pre-1962))

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## Further reading

- Bridgman, Leonard (ed.). "The Grumman Tigercat." *Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II*. London: Studio, 1946. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-85170-493-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85170-493-0).

- Carlson, Ted. "Semper Fi Tigercat". *Flight Journal*, Volume 13, Issue 2, April 2008.

- Carr, Orrin I. "Fire 'Cat!" *Air Classics*, Vol. 12, No. 9, Sept. 1976. Canoga Park, CA: Challenge Publications, pp. 38–47.

- Dorr, Robert F. and David Donald. *Fighters of the United States Air Force*. London: Temple, 1990. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-600-55094-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-600-55094-X).

- Gault, Owen. "Grumman's Tiger Twins: The Skyrocket & Tigercat". *Air Classics*, Vol. 9, No. 8, Aug. 1973. Canoga Park, CA: Challenge Publications, pp. 22–27.

- Green, William. "Grumman F7F-1 – F7F-3 Tigercat". *War Planes of the Second World War, Volume Four: Fighters* London: Macdonald & Co.(Publishers) Ltd., 1961, pp. 106–108. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-356-01448-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-356-01448-7).

- Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. "Grumman F7F Tigercat". *WW2 Fact Files: US Navy and Marine Corps Fighters*. London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 1976, pp. 57–61. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-356-08222-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-356-08222-9).

- Grossnick, Roy A. and William J. Armstrong. *United States Naval Aviation: 1910–1995*. Annapolis, MA: Naval Historical Center, 1997. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-16-049124-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-16-049124-X).

- Legg, David. "Tigercat on camera". *Aircraft Illustrated*, Volume 24, no. 1, January 1991.

- Meyer, Corwin ("Corky") H. "F7F Tigercat: The Untold Story". *Flight Journal*, August 2002. Ridgefield, CT: AirAge Publications. pp. 48–56, 58.

- Morgan, Eric B. "Grumman F7F Tigercat F.7/30". *Twentyfirst Profile, Volume 1, No. 11*. New Milton, Hants, UK: 21st Profile Ltd. ISSN 0961-8120.

- Morgan, Eric B. "The Grumman Twins". *Twentyfirst Profile, Volume 2, No. 15*. New Milton, Hants, UK: 21st Profile Ltd. ISSN 0961-8120.

- O'Leary, Michael. "Tigercat Restoration". *Air Classics*, Vol. 38, No. 11, Nov. 2002. Canoga Park, CA: Challenge Publications.

- O'Leary, Michael. *United States Naval Fighters of World War II in Action*. Poole, Dorset, UK: Blandford Press, 1980. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7137-0956-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7137-0956-1).

- Taylor, John W.R. "Grumman F7F Tigercat". *Combat Aircraft of the World from 1909 to the Present*. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-425-03633-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-425-03633-2).

- Thruelsen, Richard. *The Grumman Story*. New York: Praeger Publishers, Inc., 1976. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-275-54260-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-275-54260-2).

- Zuk, Bill. *Janusz Zurakowski: Legends in the Sky*. St. Catharine's, Ontario: Vanwell, 2004. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-55125-083-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-55125-083-7).

## External links

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- [Manual: (1949) AN 01-85FA-1 Pilot's Handbook for Navy Model F7F-1N, F7F-2N, F7F-3, F7F-3N, F7F-4N Airplanes](https://web.archive.org/web/20190216013844/http://www.avialogs.com/index.php/en/aircraft/usa/grumman/f-7ftigercat/an-01-85fa-1-pilot-s-handbook-for-f7f-1n-f7f-2n-f7f-3-f7f-3n-f7f-4n-airplanes.html)

- [Naval Aviation Museum: F7F History & Pictures](https://web.archive.org/web/20100620230636/http://navalaviationmuseum.org/ExhibitsAndCollections/History-Up-Close/SpotlightAircraft/F7F-Tigercat.aspx)

- [F7F Tigercat "Big Bossman" air Racer](https://web.archive.org/web/20060224061603/http://www.septemberpops.com/Racers/BossmanPage.htm)

- [F7F Tigercat Flight Demonstration by Clay Lacy](https://web.archive.org/web/20151220130952/http://www.kbvp.com/extreme-videos/f7f-tigercat-airshow-video-clay-lacy)

v t e Grumman and Northrop Grumman aircraft Manufacturer designations G-1 (floats only) G-2 (floats only) G-3 G-4 G-5 G-6 G-7 G-8 G-9 G-10 G-11 G-12 G-13 G-14 G-15 G-16 G-17 G-18 G-19 G-20 G-21 G-22 G-23 G-24 G-25 G-26 G-27 G-29 G-30 G-31 G-32 G-33 G-34 G-35 G-36 G-37 G-38 G-39 G-40 G-41 G-42 G-43 G-44 G-45 G-46 G-47 G-48 G-49 G-50 G-51 G-52 G-53 G-54 G-55 G-56 G-57 G-58 G-59 G-60 G-61 G-62 G-63 G-64 G-65 G-66 G-67 G-68 G-69 G-70 G-71 G-72 G-73 G-74 G-75 G-76 G-77 G-78 G-79 G-80 G-81 G-82 G-83 G-84 G-85 G-86 G-87 G-88 G-89 G-90 G-91 G-92 G-93 G-94 G-95 G-96 G-97 G-98 J G-99 G-100 G-101 G-102 G-103 G-104 G-105 G-106 G-107 G-108 G-109 G-110 G-111 G-112 G-113 G-114 G-115 G-116 G-117 G-118 G-119 G-120 G-121 G-122 G-123 G-124 G-125 G-126 G-127 G-128 G-129 G-130 G-132 G-134 G-137 G-142 G-143 G-154 G-159 G-164 G-165 G-170 G-191 G-211 G-214 G-215 (I) G-215 (II) G-226 G-231 G-234 G-235 G-242 G-244 G-251 G-262 G-270 G-273 G-279 G-283 G-288 G-296 G-300 G-303 G-305 G-306 G-310 G-315 G-327 G-333 G-340 G-341 G-342 G-344 G-356 G-359 G-371 G-376 G-378 G-391 G-399 G-413 G-426 G-429 G-431 G-436 G-450 G-467 G-484 G-486 G-487 G-511 G-516 G-518 G-532 G-550 G-607 G-612 G-613 G-618 G-623 G-636 G-674 G-680 F P G-698 G-704 G-711 G-712 G-723 G-728 G-730 G-744 G-754 G-755 G-870 G-1128 G-1159 Model 400 By role Fighters FF F2F F3F F4F XF5F XP-50 F6F XP-65 F7F F8F F9F -1 to -5 -6 to -8 F-9 XF10F F11F/F-11 F11F-1F G-118 F-111B F-14 NATF-23 Bombers B-2 B-21 Attack/Patrol TBF XTSF TB2F AF S-2 A-6 Recon/Scouts SF XSBF E-1 OV-1 EA-6 E-2 Utility/Transports UC-103 JF J2F OA-12 JRF J3F OA-9 OA-13 OA-14/J4F U-16/JR2F/UF C-1 C-2 Civil aircraft Mallard Ag Cat Kitten Tadpole Gulfstream I Gulfstream II Others Apollo Lunar Module E-8 E-10 EF-111 Q-4/C Q-8/C Q-180 X-29 X-47A X-47B Bat Firebird Switchblade By name Ag Cat Albatross Avenger Bat Bearcat Cougar Duck Fifi Firebird Fire Scout Global Hawk Goose Greyhound Guardian Gulfhawk III Gulfstream I Gulfstream II Hawkeye Hellcat Intruder Jaguar Joint STARS Kitten Mallard Mohawk Panther Pegasus Prowler Raider Skyrocket Spirit Super Tiger Switchblade Tadpole Tiger Tigercat Tomcat Tracer Tracker Trader Triton Wildcat Widgeon People Leroy Grumman Jake Swirbul

v t e United States Navy fighter designations pre-1962 General Aviation Brewster FA FA2 F2A F3A Boeing FB F2B F3B F4B F5B F6B F7B F8B Curtiss FC F2C F3C F4C F5C1 F6C F7C F8C F9C F10C F11C F12C F13C F14C F15C Douglas McDonnell FD F2D2 F3D F4D F5D F6D FD F2D Grumman FF F2F F3F F4F F5F F6F F7F F8F F9F -1 to -5 -6 to -8 -9 F10F F11F -1F/2 F12F (I) F12F (II)3 Eberhart Goodyear FG F2G FG F2G Hall McDonnell FH FH F2H F3H F4H Berliner-Joyce North American FJ F2J F3J FJ -1 -2/3 -4 -53 Loening Bell FL FL F2L-14 F2L-1K F3L3 General Motors FM F2M F3M Naval Aircraft Factory FN Lockheed FO (I) FO (II) Ryan FR F2R F3R Supermarine FS Northrop FT F2T Vought FU F2U F3U F4U F5U F6U F7U F8U -3 Canadian Vickers Lockheed FV FV Wright CC&F WP F2W F3W FW2 F2W2 F3W2 F4W Convair FY F2Y 1 Not assigned • 2 Assigned to a different manufacturer's type • 3 Unofficial • 4 Unconfirmed See also: Aeromarine AS • Vought VE-7

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