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80357 1/48 F8F-1B Bearcat
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80357 1/48 F8F-1B Bearcat
The FBF Bearcat was the last of a series of piston-engine carrier-based fighters. Two XFBF-1 prototypes were ordered in November 1943, and the first of these was flown on 21 August 1944. The F8F utilized the most powerful engine available at the time the R-2800 Double Wasp -the same engine that had powered both their Hellcat and Tigercat designs. This time, the engine was fitted to the smallest, lightest airframe that could be built. This resulted in a highly maneuverable, fast airplane with a rate of climb 30% greater than the Hellcat.
