The Grumman F3F is a biplane fighter aircraft produced by the Grumman aircraft for the United States Navy during the mid-1930s. Designed as an improvement on the F2F, it entered service in 1936 as the last biplane to be delivered to any American military air arm.

2021年5月4日 · Forwards to Grumman, this prompted a 15 October 1934 contract between the Navy and Grumman for the delivery of an improved for an improved prototype called XF3F-1. It was placed even before F2F deliveries started. But the navy also wanted a capability for ground attack while maintaining the fighter performances.

F2F型飞行时不稳定，而且容易 尾旋，为此美国海军在F2F开始量产前就签订合同，开始设计XF3F-1型。 设计要求战斗机在执行任务时可以对地攻击，虽然引擎和F2F使用的一样，但XF3F-1的机身和翼展加大了。 缩小的轮胎消除了整流罩后面的凸起，使得XF3F-1机身更加 流线型。 2×52.6公斤的Mk IV炸彈，機翼下各一個。 ^ Cacutt, Len. Grumman Single-Seat Biplane Fighters. London: Marshall Cavendish. 1989. ISBN 1-85435-250-4.

格鲁曼F3F是美国海军装备的最后一型双翼战斗机，于两次世界大战之间的年代服役。 作为F2F单座战斗机的改良型号，F3F于1936年投入现役，就在1941年年底 太平洋战争 爆发前夕，前线部队装备的F3F被F2A水牛式战斗机取代，这也使得F3F失去了参加 第二次世界大战 的机会。 它也是格鲁曼战斗机中第一款可以收放起落架的双翼机，最终发展成为了更加成功的F4F野猫式。 战争初期，F4F很快替代了F2A，成为了美国海军和海军陆战队的主力战机，并在大战期间持续生产。 …

The Grumman F3F was an improved version of the F2F, and was the last biplane fighter that the US Navy put into service. The wing span was increased by 3 ft. 6 inches and the tail section was slightly enlarged.

2025年1月29日 · The F3F-1 was built by the Grumman Aircraft and Engineering Corporation at Farmingdale, New York, in factory space rented from Fairchild Aircraft Company. It was a single-bay wire-braced biplane with manually-operated retractable landing gear and an enclosed cockpit with a sliding canopy.

The first production F3F-1 (Bu# 0211) was delivered on January 29, 1936 to the test group at Naval Air Station Anacostia, with squadron service beginning in March to VF-5B of the USS Ranger (CV-4) and VF-6B of the USS Saratoga (CV-3). Marine squadron VF-4M received the last six (Bu# 0259-0264) in January of 1937.

2018年10月24日 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Grumman F3F Carrier-based Biplane Fighter Aircraft including pictures. The global defense reference actively compiled since 2003

With a 700 HP R-1535 engine the F3F-1 could exceed 200 kts; that makes it faster than the Royal Navy’s Blackburn Roc fighter that came a little later. Metal fuselage, enclosed canopy and retractable landing gear would all be considered modern features. Fabric covered wings and light firepower of one .50 and one .30 would be much less modern.

Im Januar 1936 wurden die ersten F3F-1 geliefert. Es folgte 1937 die verbesserte Version F3F-2, sowie 1938 die Version F3F-3. Aufgrund der Rumpfform wurden die F3F - und die ähnliche F2F - als "Grumman Flying Barrels" (Fliegende Fässer von Grumman) bezeichnet.