Pacific Aircraft Models 44/82
Wingspan: 16.8"
Fuselage Length: 11.5"
Grumman Sky Rocket XF5F Model Airplane: Top-Notch and State-of-the-Art Quality
Our Grumman Sky Rocket XF5F 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 Grumman Sky Rocket XF5F model airplane's details, ensuring exactness and precision based on the original airplane.
Our museum-quality XF5F Grumman Sky Rocket model plane is truly unique and not constructed from kits. The XF5F Grumman Sky Rocket 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 XF5F Grumman Sky Rocket model plane will surely be appreciated by anyone who receives this elegant desktop display as a gift.
XF5F Grumman Skyrocket History:
The Grumman XF5F Skyrocket was a prototype of a twin-engine shipboard fighter interceptor to which Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation applied the model number G-34. The U.S. Navy ordered one prototype airplane on 30 June 1938 with the designation XF5F-1. The XF5F-1 flew for the first time on April 1, 1940. It is powered by 2× Wright XR-1820-40/42 Cyclone nine cylinder radial air-cooled engine, 1,200 hp (895 kW) each and has a maximum speed of 383 mph at sea level (616 km/h).
Engine cooling problems arose in the initial flights, resulting in modification to the oil cooling ducts. Further modifications were made to the prototype including reduction in the height of the cockpit canopy, revising the armament installation to four 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns in place of the cannon, redesign of the engine nacelles, adding spinners to the propellers, and extending the fuselage forward of the wing. These changes were completed on 15 July 1941. Additional changes were needed after further flight tests that were not completed until January 15 1942. In the meantime, Grumman began work on a more advanced twin-engine shipboard fighter, the XF7F-1, and further testing with the XF5F-1 supported the development of the newer design. The prototype continued to be used in various tests, although plagued by various landing gear problems, until it was struck from the list of active aircraft after it made a belly landing on 11 December 1944.
*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.
