Grumman XF5F Skyrocket

XF5F Skyrocket
General information
TypeNaval fighter
ManufacturerGrumman
StatusPrototype
Primary userUnited States Navy (intended)
Number built1
History
First flight1 April 1940
Retired11 December 1944
VariantsGrumman XP-50

The Grumman XF5F Skyrocket was a prototype twin-engined shipboard fighter interceptor. The United States Navy ordered one prototype, model number G-34, from Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation on 30 June 1938; its designation was XF5F-1. The aircraft had a unique appearance: The forward "nose" of the fuselage did not extend forward of the wing. Provisions were included for two 20 mm (0.787 in) Madsen cannon as armament.

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