If there is a piston-engined fighter plane that best embodies the definition of a hot rod, it would have to be the Grumman F8F Bearcat ... The fighter flew in the colors of F8F-1 BuNo.
Built for speed and power, the Grumman F8F Bearcat was one of the fastest piston-engine fighters ever made. Designed for dominance, but did it arrive too late? Watch to uncover its story!