Coba ceritain soal Grumman F8F Bearcat

Grumman F8F Bearcat adalah pesawat tempur sayap rendah (low wing) angkatan laut Amerika bermesin tunggal dari 1940-an. Pesawat ini digunakan ke pertengahan abad ke-20 di Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat, yang Korps Marinir Amerika Serikat, dan angkatan udara dari negara-negara lain. Pesawat ini merupakan akhir pesawat tempur Grumman Aircraft yang bermesin piston. Versi modifikasi telah memecahkan rekor kecepatan untuk pesawat baling-baling, dan sangat populer di kalangan pemilik pesawat perang.

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