Grumman F3F-2

[airboatr]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os19XiWG ... re=related

some vintage film

[Paul K]

480 miles an hour in a biplane ??? Bloomin 'eck, bet that was noisy in the masts and rigging.

[Garry Russell]

As it says......and the wings stay on

Didn't Grumman produce a series of what must be the longest continuous line of ugly aeroplanes

[DaveB]

I don't think they ever made a pretty one did they

ATB

DaveB

[airboatr]

well yeah, but... ya couldn't beat'm with an ugly stick

[Paul K]

Oh I dont know, Dave, I think Grumman have produced some gorgeous aircraft over the years














Erm...they also produced this...

[DaveB]

I always liked the Tiger though I'm not really sure why.. perhaps because it was so darned odd OK.. I'll give you the Tomcat though there was a lot of ugliness between that and the F3F

ATB

DaveB

[Tomliner]

I always thought their amphibians/seaplanes are quite good lookers(Albatross etc) in a functional sort of way.EricT

[Paul K]

I always thought their amphibians/seaplanes are quite good lookers(Albatross etc) in a functional sort of way.EricT

Yep, I'd go along with that too, Eric. A purposeful beauty to them. I also rather like the look of the Tracker. I don't think Grumman ever produced a really bad aircraft ( I stand to be corrected ) and they also designed and built the Apollo Lunar Excursion Module. Heck of an output over the decades.

[Garry Russell]

Nor forgetting the Gulfstream line