T is for
Tiger
Grumman F11F-1
Tiger [ this one flew with the Air Force Demonstration team - the Blue Angels ]
from the Combat Air Museum in Topeka Kansas
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"The Tiger was the Navy’s first supersonic fighter. A key design feature was the waisting of the fuselage just behind the main wings (known as area-rule). Viewed from above, the shape looks like an old glass soda bottle. This feature reduced drag at supersonic speeds. The folding wing tips were necessary for storage aboard aircraft carriers. The small tubing that runs along the left side of the aircraft delivered smoke-generating oil into the exhaust of the jet engine for airshow performances. [easy to spot in #2 look at the exhaust where the paint goes from blue to silver ]
Some 200 Tigers were built and served in six US Navy Fighter Squadrons. The Navy accepted this aircraft on April 2, 1958. It flew with Fighter Squadron VF-33 from the aircraft carrier USS INTREPID on various cruises from 1958-1961. Tigers began to phase out of front-line use in 1959.
Performance:
Max speed: 750 mph (1,210km/hr) @ sea level
Cruising speed:
577mph (931km/hr) @ 38,000 ft (11,582 m)
Service ceiling:
41,900 ft (12,771 m)
Range:
1,270 miles (2,048 km).
Armament:
Four fixed forward-firing 20 mm guns; four underwing Sidewinder 1A or 1C air-to-air missiles " -
Grumman F11F-1 
Originally posted by Wolfeye 
Bagheera was between me and my son and I said hey Keenan, this one's for you. My son replied "Dad this is a bad idea. I'm gonna get killed. Go for it!"
Post #42705 by Bud
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