Grumman XF10F Jaguar
Grumman · United States · first flew 1952 · fighter
The Grumman XF10F Jaguar was a prototype swing-wing fighter offered to the United States Navy in the early 1950s. It never entered service.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, variable |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × turbojet, fuselage-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 17 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | T-tail |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Variable-sweep wing, shoulder-mounted, moving between 13.5 and 42.5 degrees of sweep
- T-tail with a free-floating horizontal stabiliser and a small pivoting foreplane
- Single turbojet fed by cheek intakes
The wing-sweep mechanism was the one feature that worked flawlessly. The original horizontal stabiliser was later replaced by surfaces from the F9F Cougar.
Specifications
- The Grumman XF10F Jaguar has a length of 17 m (56 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 15.44 m (51 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.
History
It first flew on 19 May 1952 and was cancelled in April 1953. It was originally conceived as a swept-wing version of the F9F Panther, then reconfigured with a T-tail and a variable-geometry wing.
Variants
Only one XF10F-1 was built. It was unarmed, although production aircraft would likely have had four 20 mm cannon.
Where you'll see it
Its development was hampered by the unreliable Westinghouse J40 turbojet, which gave 6,800 lbf thrust rather than the expected 11,000 lbf. Test pilot Corwin Meyer was the only pilot to fly it. Its research paved the way for the later F-111 and Grumman F-14 Tomcat.
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