Grumman F-9 Cougar
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The Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar is a carrier-based jet-powered fighter aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Grumman.
Grumman F9F-6 Cougar, 1952
A swept-wing F9F-6 Cougar (foreground) and a straight-wing F9F-5 Panther in flight
An F9F-6 of VF-24 on USS Essex in 1955
The F9F-8 was fitted with an inflight refueling probe and Sidewinder missiles.
Grumman F9F Panther
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The Grumman F9F Panther is an early carrier-based jet fighter designed and produced by American aircraft manufacturer Grumman. It was the first jet-powered fighter aircraft to see air-to-air combat wi
Grumman F-9 Cougar
…Marine Corps (USMC), which were keen to quickly introduce a naval fighter equipped with a swept wing. Grumman's design team decided to adapt its earlier F9F Panther, replacing the straight wing of the Panther with a new swept wing. Thrust was also increased with the installation of a newer and more powerful engine…
An F9F Panther in flight
Manufacturer's model of the G-75 (XF9F-1)
The XF9F-2 and XF9F-3 prototypes in 1948
An F9F-3 Panther fitted with an experimental Emerson turret housing four 12.7 mm machine guns, in 1950