The aircraft, a Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat (BuNo. 122674)-the last piston-engine fighter designed for the U.S. Navy-is being restored from the inside out under the watchful eye of John McMahon, the ...

Today’s Top Pick is a 1945 Grumman American F8F-2 Bearcat. Have you ever gotten your airplane going as fast as it will go, with power, prop, and mixture settings just right, ...

Meet the Grumman F8F Bearcat – An Air Racers Delight ... The aircraft had a maximum speed of 455 mph (772 km/h, 395 kn) and a range of 1,105 miles (1,778 km, 960 nmi).

Four Grumman fighter aircraft (F4F-3 Wildcat, F6F Hellcat, F7F Tigercat and F8F Bearcat) will be featured at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. The aircraft will be displayed on Boeing Plaza and flown in the ...