page_title: Grumman F3F
section_title: Specifications (F3F-3)
hierarchical_section_title: Grumman F3F / Specifications (F3F-3)
caption_attribution_description: Three-side drawing of a Grumman F3F-2 fighter.
context_page_description: The Grumman F3F was the last American biplane fighter aircraft delivered to the United States Navy, and served between the wars. Designed as an improvement on the single-seat F2F, it entered service in 1936. It was retired from front line squadrons at the end of 1941 before it could serve in World War II, and was first replaced by the Brewster F2A Buffalo. The F3F which inherited the Leroy Grumman-designed retractable main landing gear configuration first used on the Grumman FF served as the basis for a biplane design ultimately developed into the much more successful F4F Wildcat.
context_section_description: Data from Great Aircraft of the World
  General characteristics
  Crew: one pilot
  Length: 23 ft 2 in (7.06 m)
  Wingspan: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
  Height: 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
  Wing area: 260 sq ft (24.15 m²)
  Empty weight: 3,285 lb (1,490 kg)
  Max takeoff weight: 4,795 lb (2,175 kg)
  Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-1820-22 "Cyclone" 9-cylinder radial engine, 950 hp (710 kW)
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 264 mph (425 km/h, 229 kn) at 15,250 ft (4,658 m)
  Cruise speed: 150 mph (240 km/h, 130 kn)
  Range: 980 mi (1,600 km, 850 nmi)
  Service ceiling: 33,200 ft (10,120 m)
  Rate of climb: 2,800 ft/min (14 m/s) at sea level
  Armament
  Guns: 
  1× 0.30 in (7.62 mm) M1919 machine gun, 500 rounds (left)
  1× 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine gun, 200 rounds (right)
  Bombs: 2× 116 lb (52.6 kg) Mk IV bombs, one under each wing
caption: 3-side drawing of a F3F-1
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