Grumman F9F Panther

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The Grumman F9F Panther was a first-generation U.S. Navy jet fighter-bomber widely used during the Korean War and known as one of Grumman’s earliest successful carrier-based jet aircraft.

All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Grumman F9F Panther canonical 5
F9F Panther 3
F9F-2 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf carrier-based jet fighter-bomber ⓘ
first-generation jet fighter ⓘ
aircraftType single-seat jet fighter ⓘ
airframeMaterial all-metal construction ⓘ
armamentFixed 4 × 20 mm cannons ⓘ
armamentStores rockets ⓘ
underwing bombs ⓘ
basedOn Grumman G-79 design ⓘ
BlueAngelsServicePeriod early 1950s ⓘ
category jet aircraft ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
naval aircraft ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designedFor aircraft carrier operations ⓘ
engineModel Pratt & Whitney J42 ⓘ
enteredSquadronServiceWith VF-51 ⓘ
era early Cold War ⓘ
firstFlight 1947-11-21 ⓘ
fuelSystem internal fuel tanks with provision for drop tanks ⓘ
introduced 1949 ⓘ
landingGear tricycle retractable landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Grumman ⓘ
maximumSpeed approximately 575 mph at altitude ⓘ
notableAs one of the first successful U.S. Navy carrier-based jet fighters ⓘ
notableFeature wingtip fuel tanks ⓘ
notableUser Blue Angels ⓘ
numberBuilt over 1,300 ⓘ
operator United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
powerplant single turbojet engine ⓘ
primaryRole fighter-bomber ⓘ
ground-attack aircraft ⓘ
productionStatus out of production ⓘ
range approximately 1,300 miles with drop tanks ⓘ
retiredFromUSNService mid-1950s ⓘ
serviceCeiling approximately 42,000 ft ⓘ
successor Grumman F9F Cougar ⓘ
tailConfiguration conventional tail ⓘ
usedByForeignOperator Argentine Navy ⓘ
usedFor close air support in Korea ⓘ
fighter escort missions ⓘ
interdiction missions in Korea ⓘ
usedInConflict Korean War ⓘ
variant F9F-2 ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F9F Panther

F9F-3 ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F9F Panther

F9F-4 ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F9F Cougar

F9F-5 ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F9F Panther
wingConfiguration straight-wing ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grumman → notableProduct → Grumman F9F Panther ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Nene → usedIn → Grumman F9F Panther ⓘ
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Nene engine
The Bridges at Toko-Ri → aircraftTypeDepicted → Grumman F9F Panther ⓘ
U.S. Navy carrier air groups → typicalAircraft → F9F Panther ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F9F Panther
Grumman F9F Panther → variant → F9F-2 ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F9F Panther
Grumman F9F Panther → variant → F9F-3 ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F9F Panther
Grumman F9F Panther → variant → F9F-5 ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F9F Panther
Grumman F9F Cougar → developedFrom → Grumman F9F Panther ⓘ
Pratt & Whitney J42 → usedIn → Grumman F9F Panther ⓘ
Pratt & Whitney J42 → usedIn → Grumman F9F-2 Panther ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F9F Panther
Pratt & Whitney J42 → usedIn → Grumman F9F-3 Panther ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F9F Panther
Pratt & Whitney J42 → usedIn → Grumman F9F-4 Panther ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F9F Panther
Mark 7 nuclear bomb → compatibleWithAircraft → F9F Panther ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F9F Panther
Strike Fighter Squadron 41 → aircraftOperated → F9F Panther ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F9F Panther