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	Grumman XP-50
		Grumman's submission was known by the company as Design 25--a high-altitude fighter powered by a pair of turbosupercharged Allison V-1710 liquid- cooled engines.
		Since Grumman was at that time forced to give priority to the development of the F4F-3 Wildcat, work on the XF5F-1 proceeded very slowly.
		The engine nacelles were lengthened and extended further aft, spinners were fitted to the propellers, the height of the canopy was reduced, wing fillets were added, and the fuselage nose was extended forward of the wing leading edge.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher1/p50.html (1379 words)

	Grumman XP-50 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Grumman XP-50 was a land based development of a fighter interceptor aircraft for the U.S. Army Air Corps that paralleled the shipboard XF5F-1 fighter.
		The first and last flight of the XP-50 was on May 14, 1941, falling victim to a turbo-supercharger explosion that destroyed the aircraft.
		But, since the Navy considered Grumman one of its major production sources and that producing two different model aircraft by Grumman would impede manufacture of Navy needed aircraft, it was decided that development of the XF7F-1 would continued, and the XP-65 as a parallel development was abandoned.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grumman_XP-50 (359 words)

	Grumman Cats
		Based upon Grumman’s XF4F-8 prototype, an enlarged vertical stabilizer was employed to offset the increased power’s effect on stability.
		A new Grumman fighter, conceived before the Pearl Harbor attack, was on it’s way to the fleet, and it was an order of magnitude better than its ancestor.
		Grumman built 189 of these which were powered by R-2800-34 engines to provide for improved high altitude performance.
	home.att.net /~C.C.Jordan/Grumman.html (3520 words)

	Grumman XP-65
		The Grumman XP-65 was to have been the Army equivalent of the Navy's Grumman F7F Tigercat twin-engined carrier-based fighter.
		You may recall the Grumman XP-50, which was the Army version of the Navy's XF5F Skyrocket experimental carrier-based twin-engined fighter.
		The Grumman proposals attracted enough attention that both the Army and the Navy decided to pursue the development of similar Grumman-designed twin-engined fighters.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher1/p65.html (471 words)

	F5F Skyrocket
		In 1938, Grumman presented a proposal to the Navy for a twin engine carrier based fighter.
		Grumman's concept called for a light weight (under 10,000 lbs maximum take off weight) aircraft powered by two 1,200 hp Wright R-1820 engines.
		These aircraft provided a base of data which was applied to Grumman's new G-51 proposal, which was to eventually became the F7F Tigercat.
	www.angelfire.com /space/grumman/aircraft/skyrocket.html (276 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, later Grumman Aerospace Corporation, was a leading producer of military and civilian aircraft of the 20th century.
		Grumman's first jet plane, the F9F Panther, became operational in 1949, but the company's big postwar successes came in the 1960s with the A-6 Intruder and in the 1970s with the F-14 Tomcat.
		Grumman were also the chief contractor on the Apollo Lunar Module that landed men on the moon.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Grumman (433 words)

	F5F Skyrocket
		Grumman was long known for its small Navy fighters and two-engined amphibians.
		The XP-50, Grumman Model G-41, was based on the Navy XF5F-1 carrier plane modified for a tricycle landing gear.
		During March 1941, the XP-50 was flown intermittently due to sloppy field conditions at the Grumman plant.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/f5f.htm (1252 words)

	XP-65 / F7F Tigercat
		Although overshadowed by its F6F Hellcatpredecessor and F8F Bearcat successor in the Grumman “cat” family, the F7F Tigercat was an equally distinguished fighter.
		Grumman’s competition winner was a twin-engine, tricycle landing gear design.
		The Naval Aircraft Modification Unit, Johnsville, Pa., prototyped the -3P; Grumman prototyped the two-place -3N with nose guns removed and a larger “drooped nose” for the radar.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/f7f.htm (1059 words)

	MPM 1/72 XF5F
		Grumman's approach was the G-34 (XF5F-1), which was to be developed through three distinct versions with a short-nose and one with a long nose.
		Bob Hall, now a retired Grumman vice-president, took over the test program until November 1940, when "Connie" Converse assumed the test pilot role leading to the final Naval demonstrations in the short-nose version.
		The XF5F-1 was never really given a name by Grumman, it was said that a newsman viewing the aircraft during 1941 stated that it "climbed like a skyrocket" and the name stuck.
	modelingmadness.com /reviews/preww2/cazxf5f.htm (1328 words)

	MPM 1/72 XF5F
		Grumman's approach was the G-34 (XF5F-1), which was to be developed through three distinct versions with a short-nose and one with a long nose.
		Bob Hall, now a retired Grumman vice-president, took over the test program until November 1940, when "Connie" Converse assumed the test pilot role leading to the final Naval demonstrations in the short-nose version.
		The XF5F-1 was never really given a name by Grumman, it was said that a newsman viewing the aircraft during 1941 stated that it "climbed like a skyrocket" and the name stuck.
	www.modelingmadness.com /reviews/preww2/cazxf5f.htm (1328 words)

	Palomar Grumman Skyrocket
		The Grumman XF5F-1 Skyrocket is one design that didn't go as well as the company would have liked, yet, because of its unusual configuration, has a personality all its own.
		War was imminent and the Navy placed an initial order with Brewster and sent the prototype XF4F-2 back to Grumman for improvements which eventually led to the "Wildcat" F4F fighter.
		It wasn't a total loss for Grumman, however, since the company went on to produce a successful twin-engined fighter know as the F7F "Tigercat".
	www.palomarrcflyers.org /scale/skyrocket.htm (509 words)

	XP-50 Info
		In 1940 Grumman Aircraft had developed a twin engine carrier-based fighter prototype for the U.S. Navy, designated the XF5F Skyrocket.While only a single prototype was developed for the Navy, the Air Corps showed more of an interest and contracted with the firm to produce a prototype to be designated the XP-50.
		The Air Corps had some differing requirements, and while generally similar to the XF5F-1, the nose had to be further elongated to accommodate the requested tricycle landing gear arrangement.
		If this page does not have a navigational frame on the left, click HERE to see the rest of the website.
	www.daveswarbirds.com /usplanes/aircraft/xp-50.htm (205 words)

	EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT
		The YB-9 bomber was in the direct development line that led to the B-17, and it was revolutionary.
		Grumman had developed the squatty-nosed XF5F-1 for the Navy and a rather more handsome derivative, the XP-50, for Air Force use.
		The problems in experimental aircraft were sometimes the result of problems inherent in the manufacturing company.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/aureview/1986/jan-feb/boyne.html (4032 words)

	legendary Bob Hall, The Flight Journal - Find Articles
		He and his engineering team knew that a landing on the Grumman sod runway under these conditions would cause the aircraft to dig its pointed nose into the ground and fatally roll itself up into a ball of aluminum.
		The Coast Guard had been called by Grumman, and a boat from the Eaton's Neck station was also en route to the rescue without knowing where he had landed.
		One might rightly wonder why Grumman's assistant chief engineer of experimental was risking his very valuable neck parachuting from the fastest fighter in the world.
	www.looksmartoutdoortravel.com /p/articles/mi_qa3897/is_200010/ai_n8922682 (953 words)

	MPM 1/72 XF5F (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Grumman's approach was the G-34 (XF5F-1), which was to be developed through three distinct versions with a short-nose and one with a long nose.
		Bob Hall, now a retired Grumman vice-president, took over the test program until November 1940, when "Connie" Converse assumed the test pilot role leading to the final Naval demonstrations in the short-nose version.
		The XF5F-1 was never really given a name by Grumman, it was said that a newsman viewing the aircraft during 1941 stated that it "climbed like a skyrocket" and the name stuck.
	m2reviews.cnsi.net /reviews/preww2/cazxf5f.htm (1328 words)

	Army Times - R&R - History.
		The XP-50 represented a rare attempt by Grumman to sell a plane to the Army Air Corps, the predecessor of today’s Air Force.
		Grumman’s Robert L. Hall, a renowned aircraft designer and test pilot, took the sole XP-50 aloft for its first flight on Feb. 18, 1941.
		After the crash, Grumman told military officials that it would not build another XP-50 unless there was an order for 1,000 P-50s.
	www.armytimes.com /story.php?f=1-292308-269289.php (635 words)

	Minicraft 1/48 XF5F 'Skyrocket' by Chuck Horner
		Further testing continued until the summer of 1942 when Grumman and the Navy concluded that the design was still flawed and would not go into production.
		As the war progressed, Grumman took the knowledge learned on the XF5F and XP-50 and produced the F7F Tigercat.
		If you’re a Grumman fan, these are a “must have.” My hat is off the Minicraft for picking a very different subject matter.
	www.modelingmadness.com /reviews/allies/us/hornerf5f.htm (1983 words)

	legendary Bob Hall, The Flight Journal - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He and his engineering team knew that a landing on the Grumman sod runway under these conditions would cause the aircraft to dig its pointed nose into the ground and fatally roll itself up into a ball of aluminum.
		The Coast Guard had been called by Grumman, and a boat from the Eaton's Neck station was also en route to the rescue without knowing where he had landed.
		One might rightly wonder why Grumman's assistant chief engineer of experimental was risking his very valuable neck parachuting from the fastest fighter in the world.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3897/is_200010/ai_n8922682 (953 words)

	Grumman Aircraft
		The Grumman G-34 proposal of 1938 for a single-seat twin-engined shipboard fighter anticipated the realisation...
		Very different from the Grumman 'cats' which had preceded it, the F7F Tigercat (as it...
		The Grumman F-14 Tomcat (the F-13 designation was skipped over by DoD) is a United...
	avia.russian.ee /air/usa/a_grumman.html (363 words)

	۞ Grumman XF5F - Infos und Erklärungen auf Luftfahrt.technikToday.de (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Die Grumman XF5F Skyrocket ein zweimotoriger schiffsgestützter Jagdflugzeugprototyp der US Navy aus dem Jahre 1940.
		Im Jahre 1938 stellte Grumman sein Modell 34 der US Navy vor.
		Grumman Xf5F-1 and Xp-50 Skyrocket (Naval Fighters Series Vol...
	luftfahrt.techniktoday.de /Grumman_XF5F (411 words)

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		Grumman XP-50 "De-navalized" version of XF5F-1 Skyrocket twin- engined, carrier-based monoplane fighter.
		Grumman XP-65 Proposed Army Air Forces version of Navy F7F Tigercat twin-engined carrier-based fighter.
		Grumman F-14 Tomcat Two-seat variable geometry carrier-based interceptor.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/airforce/usaf_descriptions/fighter.txt (5369 words)

	Grumman XF5F Skyrocket (Blackhawk) Fast Pursuit Airplane
		The first monoplane fighter had yet to enter carrier service and the Long Island factory was still struggling to turn the F4F into the effective fighting machine it later became, when Grumman took a great step forward with a proposal to the Bureau of Aeronautics for a twin-engine carrier-based monoplane fighter.
		The design was considered somewhat daringly ahead of its time but was favorably received and on June 30,1938 a prototype was ordered.
		LDCR Crommelin, in charge of the test, stated in a 1985 letter to George Skurla, Grumman president, "for instance, I remember testing the XF5F against the XF4U on climb to the 10.000 foot level.
	www.fiddlersgreen.net /AC/aircraft/Grumman-Skyrocket/info/info.htm (1051 words)

	Minicraft 1/48 XF5F 'Skyrocket' by Chuck Horner
		Further testing continued until the summer of 1942 when Grumman and the Navy concluded that the design was still flawed and would not go into production.
		As the war progressed, Grumman took the knowledge learned on the XF5F and XP-50 and produced the F7F Tigercat.
		If you’re a Grumman fan, these are a “must have.” My hat is off the Minicraft for picking a very different subject matter.
	modelingmadness.com /reviews/allies/us/hornerf5f.htm (1983 words)

	Testing the test pilot on-the-job-training Flight Journal - Find Articles
		I thought it was talent, but I found out several weeks later that they needed a young fellow to do a lot of high-altitude test flying in the Hellcat because the next youngest pilot was 11 years older than me, and none of the other pilots were enthusiastic about high-altitude flying.
		In 1932, he joined Grumman and became a vice president of flight operations and a director.
		He came to Grumman in 1936 and did the experimental flight-testing on the F3F, Wildcat, XP-50, Grumman Goose, Hellcat, Tigercat and Bearcat.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3897/is_199908/ai_n8854457 (1114 words)

	Stalag 13 - Amazon.com Bookstore
		Grumman Albatross : A History of the Legendary Seaplane
		The Grumman Aerospace and Gulfstream American Gulfstream III Case Study in Aircraft Design/Cs2
		History of pre-war Grumman fighters FF-1, F2F, F3F, the Duck, Goose, Widgeon, the Wildcat fighters of World War II, the Skyrocket, and the XP-50
	members.aol.com /dheitm8612/amazon/grumman.htm (181 words)

	Fleither » XP-83 Bell (Site not responding. Last check: )
		XP 83 XF 83 Description Bell Base model P 83 XP 83 Designation System U.S. Force Designation Period 1947 role Pursuit Status Experimental See Specifications Not Yet Available Recent uploaded by our visitors.
		Some people contest the XP 86 broke the barrier on this flight, 14 before Chuck Yeager went supersonic the Bell 1 making pilot George Welch the first to.
		The XP 83 which retained overall configuration of the Bell 59A.
	www.fleither.com /category/xp-83-bell (693 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Grumman: Books (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Grumman F8F Bearcat (Aero S) by T Edward Maloney (Paperback - Mar 1990)
		Grumman TBM Avenger Pilot's Flight Manual by Periscope Film.com (Paperback - 10 May 2006)
		Grumman F-14 Tomcat (Crowood Aviation) by David Baker (Hardcover - 25 May 1998)
	www.amazon.co.uk /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Grumman&index=books-uk&page=1 (615 words)

	X PRIZE Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Foundation's strategy for fostering innovation is unique — we create high-profile competitions that attract and motivate radical breakthroughs for some of the most important challenges facing humanity.
		During three attempts to win first place at the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge, Armadillo Aerospace made it half way towards completion of the challenge.
		In all three attempts they were able to fly the 90+ second flight to an altitude of 50 meters and over a distance of 100 meters.
	www.xprizefoundation.com (238 words)

	HIGH COUNTRY CAT Air Classics - Find Articles
		Grumman and the military had benefited greatly from lessons learned in the construction and operation of the prototype XP-50 and XF5F-1 and, in the early part of 1941, the Navy issued a directive for the development of the XF7F-1.
		Grumman was authorized to proceed with its G-51 design and the two XF7F-1 prototypes were ordered on 30 June 1941.
		However, Army and Navy specifications clashed and it was thought that the hi-service fighter would he overweight with the different modifications required by both services hence the Army bowed out and let Grumman continue its tradition as a Naval aircraft supplier.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3901/is_200503/ai_n11826719 (939 words)

	Testing the test pilot on-the-job-training Flight Journal - Find Articles
		I thought it was talent, but I found out several weeks later that they needed a young fellow to do a lot of high-altitude test flying in the Hellcat because the next youngest pilot was 11 years older than me, and none of the other pilots were enthusiastic about high-altitude flying.
		In 1932, he joined Grumman and became a vice president of flight operations and a director.
		He came to Grumman in 1936 and did the experimental flight-testing on the F3F, Wildcat, XP-50, Grumman Goose, Hellcat, Tigercat and Bearcat.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3897/is_199908/ai_n8854457 (1112 words)

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