The Grumman F7F Tigercat is a heavy fighter aircraft that served with the United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) from late in World War II until 1954. It was the first twin-engine fighter to be deployed by the USN.

The Grumman F7F Tigercat was designed to meet a 1941 Navy requirement for a twin engine fighter that could get to altitude fast, had long range, a lot of firepower. The first flight was in December 1943 but the aircraft failed carrier landing tests because of low speed stability issues when operating on a single engine.

Too late for service in World War II, the Tigercat served in several Marine Corps squadrons after the war and later performed close air support, night fighter, reconnaissance and utility missions...

Planned, designed, and built for the second World War as a convoy fighter or escort, the F7F was finished too late after it was designed in 1941 to fly with the Allies of the ’40s in World War II. It was instead used during the Korean War.

Nov 3, 2015 · The mighty Tigercat was the Navy’s first twin-engine fighter. It arrived too late to see service during World War II, and it accrued only a brief record in Korea before being replaced by jets. In early 1941, Grumman began design-work on a new twin-engined fighter for the War Department, for use on a planned larger Midway-class aircraft carrier.

Oct 1, 2017 · Developed during World War II as an escort or convoy fighter, the Tigercat was produced in small numbers but was one of the most aesthetically pleasing designs ever to come off the drafting tables at Grumman. Grumman was granted a contract for the XF7F-1 Tomcat (yes…Tomcat) in June of 1941.

The Grumman F7F Tigercat was a twin-engine fighter aircraft developed by Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation during World War II. It was designed to operate from aircraft carriers and was intended to be faster and more heavily armed than existing carrier-based fighters.

No F7Fs saw combat in World War II. Most of the 364 aircraft that Grumman produced through late 1946 served in U.S. Marine Corps units, although the last F7Fs were retired from a Navy squadron in 1954.

Jan 19, 2024 · Grumman's F7F Tigercat is one of their more notable planes. It was a potent example of the sophisticated weapons technology that the ongoing horror of World War II forced from nations...

Ordered in 1941, the Grumman F7F "Tigercat" was the Navy's first twin-engine fighter design to be built in production quantities and the first to incorporate tricycle landing gear.