GRUMMAN F9F-2B PANTHER

1. GRUMMAN F9F GRUMMAN F9F- -2B PANTHER 2B PANTHER Announcing a PACKAGE SALE OF TWO historic disassembled and complete "Nifty-Fifty" Cold War Jet Fighter Aircraft. Republic F-84G Thunder jet and Grumman F9F Panther. $239,000 or Partial Trades Considered. A rare opportunity to obtain rare historical and classic jets for a fraction of their restored value. Simple cable controlled and with basic systems, these aircraft will be basic restoration projects without the need for any costly rebuilding. Just rebuild systems and reassemble. Currently, neither of the types are flying or under restoration to fly. Exclusive opportunities and airshows certainly wait. Historic for their active and primary front line role in the Korean War, these jets were America's first jets with a punch. The F-84 was the first NATO jet deployed. Both jets were the first of their kind to fly with the famous American Display teams: The F-84G "Thunder jet" was the first aircraft type to be used with the USAF Thunderbirds. The F9F-5 "Panther" was the first jet type to be used with the USN Blue Angels. Globally other NATO countries used the jets for their National Teams. Notable pilots making their mark in history flew these fighter types. America's first man in space, John Glenn, the first man on the Moon, Neil Armstrong, Baseball great Ted Williams, and others. The F9F-5 has two (2) engines preserved in cans with test cell logbooks. The F-84G has installed an engine without logbooks. Numerous spare and new parts collected over 10 years. The sale price of the aircraft and the estimated restoration for each aircraft is favorable and not requiring significant labor costs. 239K or near offer specifications SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION UPON INSPECTION

2. See more;Helicopter for Sale Grumman managed a long-standing tradition of successfully fulfilling US Navy carrier-based fighter requirements. It developed the propeller-driven F4F Wildcat which was used extensively in the early stages of World War 2 and followed this with the war-winning F6F Hellcat which proved more than a match for Japanese "Zeroes". The powerful prop-powered F7F Tiger cat then followed and the fighter line culminated in the excellent "swing-wing" jet-powered F-14 Tomcat of the Cold War years. During the Vietnam War, Grumman delivered its A-6 Intruder strike class which made a legacy for itself when launching from American carriers against North Vietnam targets. The company also developed various over-water, carrier-based transport aircraft, specialized systems platforms, and a line of civilian airframes to further pad its resume. However, it was the F9F "Panther" carrier-based fighter that not only became the first jet-powered fighter of note for the United States Navy but the first jet fighter designed, developed, and produced by the Grumman concern. To further solidify its position in American military aviation, the Panther was also taken on by the storied Blue Angels aerobatic demonstration team (until 1954). Development Like most early jet-powered aircraft, the Panther was born in the latter stages of World War 2 during a time when the turbojet engine was just beginning to take shape through notable work occurring in America, Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union. The United States Navy had already begun looking to the future when it commissioned for a jet-powered fighter to serve on its carrier decks, armed with radar for self-tracking of potential targets while being capable of combat service in both day and night environments and all-weather scenarios. To fulfill this lofty order, Grumman began work on a design (the G-75) fitted with four turbojet engines mounted in nacelles at the wings as the "XF9F-1" prototype. The airframe also included two crew. Four engines were necessary due to the rather low output exhibited by early turbojet engines. However, the

3. use of four engines was a rather restrictive design feature on an aircraft intended for the space-strapped American carriers so it was, with good fortune, that advancing engine technology soon allowed the required output from a simplified twin-engine configuration - and the second crewmember was also dropped from the design. The revised prototype (USN XF9F-2, Grumman Model G-79) went airborne for the first time on November 24th, 1947. However, the two intended engines had not yet been installed, the airframe instead making use of a single British Rolls-Royce Nene for basic flight testing. See more; See more; Lear Jets Pratt & Whitney was charged with serial production of the Nene under the "J42" designation. As early turbojets proved thirsty systems, it was decided that the XF9F should incorporate wingtip fuel tanks for additional fuel storage and, thusly, increased operational ranges. Considering carrier-based aircraft often operated over large spans of endless ocean, this was something of a requirement. Wingtip fuel tanks were officially tested on a prototype in February of 1948. The added weight unexpectedly increased the roll rate of the airframe which proved an added advantage, particularly in a close-range gunfight. Testing of the tanks proved successful and it was adopted as a standard fitting for the upcoming production forms. Carrier trials involving prototypes were completed in March of 1949 to which the series was cleared for service as the F9F-2 "Panther" in September of that year. Examples were established in USN service by May of 1949. Read more;https://www.primaryflightcontrol.com/aircraft-listing/id/1564 info@primarryflightcontrol.com www.primaryflightcontrol.com 904-373-8459