F6F HELLCAT: How To Fly One. Original Upscaled Instructional Manual | HD Video
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- How to fly the Grumman F6F Hellcat. Original upscaled instructional manual/video. Historical HD footage.
The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second half of the Pacific War. In gaining that role, it prevailed over its faster competitor, the Vought F4U Corsair, which initially had problems with visibility and carrier landings.
Powered by a 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp, the same powerplant used for both the Corsair and the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, the F6F was an entirely new design, but it still resembled the Wildcat in many ways. Some military observers tagged the Hellcat as the "Wildcat's big brother".
The F6F made its combat debut in September 1943. It subsequently established itself as a rugged, well-designed carrier fighter, which was able to outperform the A6M Zero and help secure air superiority over the Pacific theater. In total, 12,275 were built in just over two years.
Hellcats were credited with destroying a total of 5,223 enemy aircraft while in service with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA). This was more than any other Allied naval aircraft. After the war, Hellcats were phased out of front-line service in the US, but radar-equipped F6F-5Ns remained in service as late as 1954 as night fighters.
The U.S. Navy much preferred the more docile flight qualities of the F6F compared with the Vought F4U Corsair, despite the superior speed of the Corsair. This preference was especially noted during carrier landings, a critical success requirement for the Navy. The Corsair was thus released by the Navy to the Marine Corps, which without the need to worry about carrier landings, used the Corsair to immense effect in land-based sorties. The Hellcat remained the standard USN carrier-borne fighter until the F4U series was finally cleared for U.S. carrier operations in late 1944 (the carrier landing issues had by now been tackled largely due to the use of Corsair by the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, which started in 1943). In addition to its good flight qualities, the Hellcat was easy to maintain and had an airframe tough enough to withstand the rigors of routine carrier operations. Like the Wildcat, the Hellcat was designed for ease of manufacture and the ability to withstand significant damage.
A formidable opponent for the Hellcat was the Kawanishi N1K, but it was produced too late and in insufficient numbers to affect the outcome of the war.
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 33 ft 7 in (10.24 m)
Wingspan: 42 ft 10 in (13.06 m)
Height: 13 ft 1 in (3.99 m)
Wing area: 334 sq ft (31.0 m2)
Aspect ratio: 5.5
Airfoil: root: NACA 23015.6; tip: NACA 23009
Empty weight: 9,238 lb (4,190 kg)
Gross weight: 12,598 lb (5,714 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 15,415 lb (6,992 kg)
Fuel capacity: 250 US gal (208 imp gal; 946 L) internal; up to 3 × 150 US gal (125 imp gal; 568 L) external drop tanks
Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0211
Drag area: 7.05 sq ft (0.655 m2)
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-10W Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) with a two-speed two-stage supercharger and water injection
Propellers: 3-bladed Hamilton Standard, 13 ft 1 in (3.99 m) diameter constant-speed propeller
Performance
Maximum speed: 391 mph (629 km/h, 340 kn)
Stall speed: 84 mph (135 km/h, 73 kn)
Combat range: 945 mi (1,521 km, 821 nmi)
Ferry range: 1,530 mi (2,460 km, 1,330 nmi)
Service ceiling: 37,300 ft (11,400 m)
Rate of climb: 2,600 ft/min (13 m/s)
Time to altitude: 20,000 ft (6,096 m) in 7 minutes 42 seconds
Lift-to-drag: 12.2
Wing loading: 37.7 lb/sq ft (184 kg/m2)
Power/mass: 0.16 hp/lb (0.26 kW/kg)
Take-off run: 799 ft (244 m)
Armament
Guns:
6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns, with 400 rounds per gun, (All F6F-3, and most F6F-5) or
2 × 0.79 in (20 mm) AN/M2 cannon, with 225 rounds per gun, and 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) Browning machine guns with 400 rounds per gun
Rockets:
6 × 5 in (127 mm) HVARs or
2 × 11.75 in (298 mm) Tiny Tim unguided rockets
Bombs: up to 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) full load, including:
Centerline rack:
1 × 2,000 lb (910 kg) bomb or
1 × Mark 13 torpedo;
Underwing bombs: (F6F-5 had two additional weapons racks on either side of the fuselage on wing center section)
2 × 1,000 lb (450 kg), 500 lb (230 kg), 250 lb (110 kg), or
6 × 100 lb (45 kg) (Mk.3 Bomb Cluster)
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ill remember the advise, next time i take the f6f up to altitude
My father came out of dust bowl Western Kansas and flew the Hellcat and Corsair during WW2. This documentary is a wonderful tribute to men like him and it is most appreciated.
Bless you Dad Dan!
That's really cool!! It's close to my Grandfather's story as well... He flew the B-26. He always loved the corsair!
dude i seriously love your vids thank you for putting in all the effort it takes to make this kind of content!
Thank you Poggie!
This is actually a old US MILITARY training video
Thank you for putting this together. So important we remember our history. This is a excellent look into our past to see what it was like for our brave serice members. From the pilots to rosie the rivetor, the greastest generation. 3:33
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Now all I need to do is build a Hellcat... Thanks to this vid, I already know how to fly it!!! LOL!
GREAT vid!! Thanks for sharing it!!!
My thoughts exactly...👍
Love the training films! 👍 😃
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Thanks
You are welcome!
If it ain't a Grumman then I'm not coming.
This video is proof that a Hellcat is always better than a Mustang
Buenísimo!!
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thanks :)
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Cool!
Now that I know how to fly a Hellcat, where could I get one?
When I get my but in that bucket list Corsair.,I have an idea what to do...same engine right.?
I think I can fly one now…
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