Grumman F9F Panther/Cougar: First Grumman Cat of the Jet Age

by Brad Elward

Book Overview

By the end of World War II, piston-powered fighters were at their absolute zenith. As good as those airplanes were America's aviation industry found itself starting over in the Jet Age with new airplanes powered by anemic and somewhat cantankerous turbine engines. More importantly, just as these new aircraft were maturing, they were thrust into war in the skies over Korea. Grumman's first jets were potent aircraft in their own right, but they also...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580071457
• ISBN13: 9781580071451
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Specialty Press
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.7" x 11.2"