It's always a pleasure to see this Grumman cat take to the sky. Has the body of a bear..Cat. 🐻 😼. Hat off to the makers at Grumman for this lovable metal bird.👍✌️🇭🇲🦘🐨
I know that Japan stood no chance against the USA after Midway, but they should've considered themselves lucky to not have to deal with this monster of a fighter.
Once the F6F enter service it was all over for Japan’s air wing. Going vertical in a dogfight the Zero would fall off before the F6F that’s definitely an awful feeling.
Some late war Japanese Army fighters were on par and sometimes exceeding certain allied planes, but you know the story, too little too late, no way to mass produce, no experienced pilots left.
Back in the 70s, the father and son aerobatic team of Bill and Corky Farnof flew a pair of Bearcats and put on one hellava show. Sadly Bill lost his life when a wing separated from the fuselage during a performance. Glad I got to see them fly. Corky went on to do a lot of stunt flying for movies and television. He flew the mini jet through the hanger in the James Bond flick "Octopussy". No CGI there folks, that's a real person flying a real jet through a real hanger.
I imagine another in another universe the F7F would have a similar role to the P-47 and British Mosquito in ground attack missions and have similar capabilities like the P-38 And the F8F would likely replace the F6F and continue to take down attacking japanese planes until they surrender Purely just my opinion if WW2 lasted until 1946
It's always a pleasure to see this Grumman cat take to the sky. Has the body of a bear..Cat. 🐻 😼. Hat off to the makers at Grumman for this lovable metal bird.👍✌️🇭🇲🦘🐨
Had the best climb rate of all aircraft from start to 10,000 feet to it was finally beaten in the 60s by supersonic jets.
You just can't get any more hot rod than that.
Great vidio!!
thanks 🙂
I know that Japan stood no chance against the USA after Midway, but they should've considered themselves lucky to not have to deal with this monster of a fighter.
Japan NEVER had a chance of winning a war with the US. Japan even lost kantai kessen (Marianas and Philippines), Yamato'n'Musashi lost too.
Once the F6F enter service it was all over for Japan’s air wing. Going vertical in a dogfight the Zero would fall off before the F6F that’s definitely an awful feeling.
Some late war Japanese Army fighters were on par and sometimes exceeding certain allied planes, but you know the story, too little too late, no way to mass produce, no experienced pilots left.
@@Philc40 And the Wildcats remained in service right to the end of the war, too, because flown right, those planes were deadly, too.
Word is,this was way better than the hellcat.
The late 1940s flying version of the AC Cobra!!! Cut the weight, maximize the giddyup-go!!!
Back in the 70s, the father and son aerobatic team of Bill and Corky Farnof flew a pair of Bearcats and put on one hellava show. Sadly Bill lost his life when a wing separated from the fuselage during a performance. Glad I got to see them fly. Corky went on to do a lot of stunt flying for movies and television. He flew the mini jet through the hanger in the James Bond flick "Octopussy". No CGI there folks, that's a real person flying a real jet through a real hanger.
Just came across this. The audio is lovely!
Maybe the most beautiful prop fighter ever.
I think the spitfire is prettier, but the 2000HP radial engine in the Bearcat is just ANGRY
Over the mustang and lightning? No sir,I must disagree.
What a carrier nightmare that would have been for the Pacific theater!
awesome love me some Bearcat, thank you
Amazing how short the takeoff roll is. Lots of engine and very little airplane will do that, I guess.
He could have gotten off even shorter if he'd kept it 3-point. The Bearcat was a BEAST!
I love the contrast in size between the Bearcat alongside a Skyraider when I've seen them fly together.
f8f is smaller than it's greatfather the hellcat, and has a huge p47m engine, it's an insane aircraft barely longer than a van.
two eargasms with no cigarette break !!!
beautiful
hello fluff
I would love to fly in this airplane.
THE BEST WW2 AIRCRAFT.
Nicely done 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Bad to the bone, the F-8F.
“Up and hard on my call!”
Just brute power !
Video not nearly long enough. Super plane
I imagine another in another universe the F7F would have a similar role to the P-47 and British Mosquito in ground attack missions and have similar capabilities like the P-38
And the F8F would likely replace the F6F and continue to take down attacking japanese planes until they surrender
Purely just my opinion if WW2 lasted until 1946
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F8F bearcat and piper j3 cub best planes on the planet and some taildragger taylorcraft also
Japan did face this aircraft and it should have a short takeoff as it was a carrier fightet
So fast and loud