The Grumman F7F Tigercat is a heavy fighter aircraft that served with the United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) from late in World War II until 1954. It was the first twin-engine fighter to be deployed by the USN.

F7F虎猫战斗机 （英語： F7F Tigercat）是一种 美國海軍 和 美国海军陆战队 曾经装备使用的 重型战斗机 （英语：Heavy fighter）。 F7F是美国海军使用的第一种双发战斗机，在 二战 后期列装部队。 因为服役时间较晚，F7F错过了二战战事。 朝鲜战争 期间，美军曾将F7F用作 夜间战斗机 以及 攻击机。 该型战机最终于1954年退役。 设计之初，F7F的指標被設計為能夠在同時期服役的 中途岛级航母 上起降，不过前期型的虎貓出於起降安全性考量，仍都配置於陸基單位操作。 由 …

The Grumman F7F Tigercat was developed and manufactured by Grumman as a heavy fighter aircraft in service with the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps during the last part of the Second World War through 1954. The aircraft was the first deployed twin-engine fighter of the United States Navy.

History of the Grumman F7F Tgiercat: A Glorious Twin-Engine Heavy Fighter Aircraft Designing, Manufacturing, and Production. In 1941, The United States Navy requested a twin-engined fighter to be built, complete with high firepower, long shooting range, and the ability to gain altitude quicker than any aircraft previously made. Grumman accepted ...

The F7F Tigercat, which was derived from Grumman's first twin-engine fighter, the XF5F-1 Skyrocket, appeared as the result of a Navy request in June 1941 for development of a larger,...

2024年1月19日 · Grumman's F7F Tigercat is one of their more notable planes. It was a potent example of the sophisticated weapons technology that the ongoing horror of World War II forced from...

The Grumman F7F Tigercat was designed to meet a 1941 Navy requirement for a twin engine fighter that could get to altitude fast, had long range, a lot of firepower. The first flight was in December 1943 but the aircraft failed carrier landing tests because of low speed stability issues when operating on a single engine.

Grumman's first twin-engine fighter, the XF5F Skyrocket was not ordered into production; however, it led to one of the most graceful propeller-driven fighters ever built: the F7F Tigercat. The Navy ordered two Tigercat prototypes from Grumman in June of 1941 with an eye toward operating them from the Midway Class carriers then on the drawing ...

The Grumman F7F Tigercat was a twin-engine fighter aircraft developed by Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation during World War II. It was designed to operate from aircraft carriers and was intended to be faster and more heavily armed than existing carrier-based fighters.