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Old 01-16-2020, 11:46 AM
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F9F-8 Cougar - Strike 4

The Cougar was a natural continuing for the Panther. The Grumman designers used the same body while modifying the swept wings and tail surfaces.
The result was the dash 6 which was a fine fighter with modest performance
The Cougar had a relatively slow acceleration ,rate of climb and barely 0.9 mach top speed.
The dash 8. had larger wings and was only slightly better and both versions were phased
out from service at the late fifties as other newer types came into service.
There was also a photo reconnaissance version with an elongated nose for the camera's.
The only exception was the trainer version that stayed in service until 1974.

Yair
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