The Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar is a carrier-based jet-powered fighter aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Grumman. It was developed during the early 1950s on behalf of the United States Navy (US Navy) and United States Marine Corps (USMC), which were keen to quickly introduce a naval fighter equipped with a swept wing.

The Grumman F9F-6 Cougar was the initial production model of the F9F Cougar carrier-based aircraft developed and produced by Grumman. It performed its maiden flight in September 1951 and was delivered from 1952 until 1954.

Sixty F9F-6 Cougar airframes were fitted by Grumman with a camera installation in the nose in place of the cannon, and were delivered under the designation F9F-6P between June 1954 and March 1955. The nose was slightly longer (the length increasing from 41 feet 5 …

Grumman F9F/F-9 Panther/Cougar Latest Model: F9F-6P Cougar: Last Military Serial: 128298 USN: Compressed ID: Grumman F9F-6P sn 128298 USN : Latest Owner or Location: Robert Wynn Foley Alabama: EDIT THE HISTORY HERE: If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so. UPLOAD A PHOTO

首批生产的646架f9f-6于1952年中旬至1954年7月间交付使用。f9f美洲狮在机头装备了4门an/m3 20mm（0.79英寸）机炮，并可以在机翼挂载2枚1,000磅（450千克）炸弹或者150美加仑（470升）副油箱。大部分美洲狮在机头配备uhf方位天线，有些则配备加油探头以便空中加油，1962 ...

Sixty were built as F9F-6P reconnaissance aircraft with cameras instead of the nose cannon. After withdrawal from active service, many F9F-6s were used as unmanned drones for combat training, designated F9F-6K, or as drone directors, designated F9F-6D. The F9F-6K and the F9F-6D were re-designated the QF-9F and DF-9F, respectively.

2020年1月9日 · f9f-6p是照相侦察版本，取消了机炮，有一个较长的机鼻（长度从12.62米增加到12.85米），内置用于垂直和倾斜摄影的照相机装置（包括一个k-17照相机和一个三镜头航空照相机）。

2024年5月9日 · Museum Acquisition: This aircraft is an F9F-6P and was in service with the Marines from 1953-1957. The ‘P’ in its name indicates it was used for photoreconnaissance; it was one of sixty F9F-6P variants produced and has a camera bay in its nose section. In 1957. Serial Number: 127487

2021年10月19日 · 这些美洲狮被命名为 f9f-6p，并于 1954 年 6 月至 1955 年 3 月期间交付。 F9F-6P 比标准 F9F-6 长 9 英寸，以在加长的机头中容纳照片侦察设备。 许多 F9F-6P 还配备了安装在照片机鼻前部的空中加油探头。

Sixty were built as F9F-6P reconnaissance aircraft with cameras instead of the nose cannon. The F9F-8P was an unarmed photographic reconnaissance version of the F9F-8 Cougar fighter. Whereas the shape of the nose of the reconnaissance F9F-6P was almost identical to that of the F9F-6 fighter, the F9F-8P had a completely different nose from the ...