| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:aircraft 
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                                | gptkbp:armament | gptkb:Rockets 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns
 Bombs
 
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                                | gptkbp:category | gptkb:World_War_II_bombing Carrier-based aircraft
 Low-wing aircraft
 Single-engined tractor aircraft
 
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                                | gptkbp:countryOfOrigin | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:crew | 1 
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                                | gptkbp:designation | gptkb:F8F 
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                                | gptkbp:emptyWeight | 7,070 lb (3,208 kg) 
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                                | gptkbp:enginePower | 2,250 hp (1,680 kW) 
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                                | gptkbp:engineType | gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-2800-34W_Double_Wasp_radial_engine 
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                                | gptkbp:firstFlight | 21 August 1944 
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                                | gptkbp:height | 13 ft 10 in (4.22 m) 
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                                | gptkbp:introduced | May 1945 
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                                | gptkbp:length | 28 ft 3 in (8.61 m) 
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                                | gptkbp:manufacturer | gptkb:Grumman 
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                                | gptkbp:maximumSpeed | 421 mph (678 km/h) 
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                                | gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight | 12,947 lb (5,873 kg) 
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                                | gptkbp:nickname | gptkb:Bearcat 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | Air racing High performance and agility
 
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                                | gptkbp:numberBuilt | 1,265 
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                                | gptkbp:predecessor | gptkb:Grumman_F6F_Hellcat 
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                                | gptkbp:primaryUser | gptkb:United_States_Navy gptkb:French_Air_Force
 gptkb:South_Vietnamese_Air_Force
 
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                                | gptkbp:range | 1,105 mi (1,778 km) 
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                                | gptkbp:retired | 1963 
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                                | gptkbp:serviceCeiling | 38,700 ft (11,800 m) 
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                                | gptkbp:status | Retired 
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                                | gptkbp:successor | gptkb:Grumman_F9F_Panther 
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                                | gptkbp:usedInConflict | gptkb:Vietnam_War First Indochina War
 
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                                | gptkbp:wingspan | 35 ft 10 in (10.92 m) 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Grumman Bearcat 
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