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Grumman F3F-1

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝟑𝐅 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐲 (𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐦), 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐬. 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞-𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝟐𝐅, 𝐢𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟑𝟔. 𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟏 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐈𝐈, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝟐𝐀 𝐁𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐨. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝟑𝐅 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧-𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐅 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐅𝟒𝐅 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝. Gear=Gear. It was also nicknamed the Flying Barrel.

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 28.7ft (8.7m)
  • Length 22.8ft (7.0m)
  • Height 12.4ft (3.8m)
  • Empty Weight 5,297lbs (2,403kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,713lbs (2,591kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.35
  • Wing Loading 36.3lbs/ft2 (177.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 157.4ft2 (14.6m2)
  • Drag Points 6548

Parts

  • Number of Parts 49
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 292
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    I think it’s it the Planes if fame sir museum [F3F(https://images.app.goo.gl/o2Ycx7sX8myMwy8XA) @KnightOfRen

    3.7 years ago
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    41.8k Ren

    This has a 2 blade prop IRL. @CobraHueyIndustries

    3.7 years ago
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    41.8k Ren

    Some people modernize them. @CobraHueyIndustries

    3.7 years ago
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    Yeah! I think they stopped making them a while ago, but they still produce them@KnightOfRen

    3.7 years ago
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    41.8k Ren

    Do they still make biplanes? @CobraHueyIndustries

    3.7 years ago
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    Or overhead wings@KnightOfRen

    3.7 years ago
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    Yeah, it was the style@KnightOfRen

    3.7 years ago
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    41.8k Ren

    Were biplanes mainly a 30s thing? @CobraHueyIndustries

    3.7 years ago
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    From the late 30s@KnightOfRen

    3.7 years ago
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    41.8k Ren

    Definitely a classic styled biplane. @CobraHueyIndustries

    3.7 years ago
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    I like the old Navy paint. Metallic, gray, yellow, blue, and red@KnightOfRen

    3.7 years ago
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    Lol. I’ve done that before@KnightOfRen

    3.7 years ago
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    41.8k Ren

    It's a cool scheme! @CobraHueyIndustries

    3.7 years ago
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    41.8k Ren

    No. Sry I tagged myself! @CobraHueyIndustries

    3.7 years ago
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    It’s ok! I love answering questions!@KnightOfRen

    3.7 years ago
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    All of my planes use real paints schemes they have irl. This is the paint they were found in most@KnightOfRen

    3.7 years ago
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    41.8k Ren

    Sorry. @CobraHueyIndustries

    3.7 years ago
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    41.8k Ren

    Is this color scheme used IRL?@KnightOfRen

    3.7 years ago
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    @KnightOfRen lol

    3.8 years ago
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    41.8k Ren

    Probably. More microfighters!! @Cobrahuey

    3.8 years ago
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    @KnightOfRen it probably needed 3 more notches back

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    41.8k Ren

    Just slightly. @Cobrahuey

    3.8 years ago
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    Yeah! I should’ve made it longer @KnightOfRen

    3.8 years ago
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    41.8k Ren

    Looks pretty simple, But it's accurate! the real thing is pretty simple! @Cobrahuey

    3.8 years ago
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    25.4k Mustang51

    @Cobrahuey hahaha it happens

    3.9 years ago
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