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 Panther is an early carrier-based jet fighter designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Grumman. It was the first jet-powered fighter aircraft to see air-to-air combat with the United States Navy as well as being Grumman’s first jet fighter.

Built by Grumman Aircraft, Bethpage, New York and delivered to the U.S. Navy on October 29, 1959. November 1959 To Naval Air Station Alameda, California. February 1960 To Utility Squadron 5 (VU-5), Naval Air Station Atsugi, Japan. July 1960 To Naval Air Station Atsugi, Japan.

2022年11月5日 · The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation developed a jet-powered fighter for the U.S. Navy, the straight-winged F9F Panther. The Panther was slower and less maneuverable than the Soviet-designed, swept-wing MiG-15, which was its main adversary during the Korean War (1950-1953).

Introduced in 1953 as the swept-swing successor to the F9F Panther, the Cougar was intended for combat over Korea, but arrived too late for the war. The Cougar saw its sole combat in Vietnam, where...

The F9F Cougar is the swept-wing variant of its forerunner, the F9F Panther -- Grumman's first jet fighter plane. As MiG-15s tangled with the slower, less agile Panthers and McDonnell Banshees over Korea, the need for a higher performance fighter became apparent.

First flown in prototype form on 20 September 1951, the initial production version was the F9F-6 armed with four 20 mm cannon and powered by a 32.25kN Pratt & Whitney J48-P-8 turbojet …

The Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar was an aircraft carrier-based fighter aircraft for the United States Navy. Based on Grumman's earlier F9F Panther, the Cougar replaced the Panther's straight wing with a more modern swept wing. Thrust was also increased significantly.

Grumman F9F-8P “Cougar” (S/N 144402) ~ This swept-wing version of the F9F “Panther”, was manufactured at the Grumman Corporation, Bethpage, New York and accepted by the US Navy on June 6, 1957.

2017年10月24日 · With a special water/alcohol injection system, the aircraft could manage a thrust output of 7,250lbs. Even as the Panther was already entrenched in the USN inventory by 1950, the service elected to procure the more modern F9F Cougar in some number - 1,392 in all.