Pacific Aircraft Models 37/82
Wingspan: 15.4"
Fuselage Length: 12"
F8F Bearcat Model Airplane: An Exquisite Addition to Your Growing Collection
Our F8F Bearcat model airplane is delicately handcrafted and made of the finest grade materials which underwent stages of meticulous and careful sanding, carving and modeling to its original form. Painstakingly and passionately worked by our master craftsmen on the F8F Bearcat model airplane's details, ensuring exactness and precision based on the original airplane.
Our museum-quality Grumman F8F Bearcat model plane is truly unique and not constructed from kits. The Grumman F8F Bearcat model plane comes with a sturdy, durable base with a chrome steel support mounting rod or you can have our variable pitch wall mount accessory, allowing your to be displayed either hanging on the wall or the ceiling for an added effect. This top-quality Grumman F8F Bearcat model plane will surely be appreciated by anyone who receives this elegant desktop display as a gift.
Grumman F8F Bearcat History:
The Grumman F8F "Bearcat" is one of the most popular Navy fighters of all time. The F8F was born in wartime secrecy. It was designed as a "Hellcat" fighter replacement and to out-perform the premier Japanese fighter the A6M-5 "Zeke" Zero Fighter.
Grumman decided once again to utilize the most powerful engine available at the time, the Pratt & Whitney 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. Two XF8F-1 prototypes were ordered in November 1943, and the first of these was flown on August 21 1944.
The F8F Bearcat became Grumman's last piston-engine fighter and its faster piston-powered product. Notable Bearcat pilots included Grumman test pilot Corky Meyer and future astronaut Neil Armstrong (the Bearcat reportedly being the latter's favorite aircraft to fly).
*Alteration on the design such as change of paint schemes and markings or embodied features on our models occurs at any time. Detachable stand is included with the model which may vary from the photo.
