Grumman F11F / F-11 Tiger Carrier-Borne High Performance Fighter (1957)
Engine issues limited the service life of the USN F11F - F-11 Tiger series to a mere four years.
The F11F Tiger (later redesignated to the more traditional F-11 Tiger) was intended to be the next answer for the United States Navy in terms of dogfighting performance. The F-11F was of a mid-monoplane design fitted with a single Wright-series turbojet engine. Initial prototypes performed poorly in terms of the power and handling that was generated through the engine. Though the size of the aircraft was on par with the smaller storage space needed for carrier operations, the aircraft just simply could not perform as the specs required. In the end, powerplant after powerplant was issued in the hopes that the system would finally come together.
As it was, however, the system never fully performed to expectations. Though it did make it to service with the USN, the system still retained poor qualities in the powerplant department - though it was reportedly a very good aircraft to fly. Nevertheless, powerplant issues can ruin or limit any aircrafts seemingly successful potential and that was exactly the case with the F-11F Tiger series - seeing service for a very short four years of operation before being replaced by the highly-capable and ultimately successful Vought F-8 Crusader series of Navy aircraft. Text ©2003-2013 www.MilitaryFactory.com • All Rights Reserved • No Reproduction Permitted
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Specifications for the
Grumman F11F / F-11 Tiger
Carrier-Borne High Performance Fighter
Country of Origin: United States
Manufacturer: Grumman - USA
Initial Year of Service: 1957
Production: 201
Focus Model: Grumman F11F-1 / F-11F Tiger
Crew: 1
Length: 46.95ft (14.31m)
Width: 31.63ft (9.64m)
Height: 13.22ft (4.03m)
Weight (Empty): 13,428lbs (6,091kg)
Weight (MTOW): 22,161lbs (10,052kg)
Powerplant: 1 x Wright J65-W-18 turbojet engine generating 7,450lbs of thrust.
Maximum Speed: 750mph (1,207kmh; 652kts)
Maximum Range: 1,270miles (2,044km)
Service Ceiling: 41,896ft (12,770m; 7.9miles)
Rate-of-Climb: 5,130 feet per minute (1,564m/min)
Hardpoints: 4
Armament Suite:
4 x 20mm cannons
4 x AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles
Variants:
YF9F-9 - Prototype Model Designation
F11F-1 - United States Navy Fighter Model Designation; fitted with J-65 powerplant; later redesignated as the F-11 series of aircraft.
F11F-1P - Naval Reconnaissance Model Variant; never produced.
F-11A - Redesignated USN Model Series (1962) of the base F11F-1.
"Super Tiger" - Export Market Variant Designation.
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