Click to open image viewer. 2/5 scale drop test vehicle; World War II; wood, painted gloss yellow; telemetry and remote control equipment; clear top. This 2/5 scale model of the Grumman XF8F-1 Bearcat ...
Grumman engineers, led by chief Engineer William Schwendler, sought to fill a major gap in the low and medium altitude ranges for U.S. Navy carrier-based fighters. The goal was to create a small ...