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40 inch F7F Tigercat kit
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$ 37.50
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40 inch F7F Tigercat kit w/ twin 24g Brushless Combo
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$ 130.00
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The Brushless Motor Combo is a $100.00 value
The kit includes everything you need to build the airframe, including carbon-fiber
reinforcements. Detailed instructions and markings are provided on a CD included with the kit.
To complete the model as shown, you will need
- a receiver and two 9g micro-servos
- two 24gm brushless motors and ESCs (included in our motor combo pkg)
- two 9x7 GWS 3-bladed props (included in our motor combo package)
- hobby tools such as foam-safe paint, glue etc.
- two 24-oz plastic sour cream cups to make cowls (optional)
Flaps and rudder can be added, but are not necessary (additional servos required).
The model can be powered with two geared EPS-300C motors and a 2-cell battery pack, but we recommend the 24gm brushless combo package offered above ($100.00 retail value)
for excellent performance. You can use either a 2 or 3 cell Lipo battery with the brushless motors. The brushless motors and 3-cell battery provide unlimited vertical performance.
The Tigercat had a very a skinny fuselage and so the profile model looks quite
realistic while flying. The model has excellent performance and flies very smoothly like a pattern plane.
We also have a smaller version of the Tigercat available!
F7F Tigercat History
The F7F Tigercat arrived right at the end of WWII, too late to see action against
Japan - but flew some sorties a few years later during the Korean War. Relatively few
of these incredible airplanes were built, and the few that survive today are around because
they were used as firebombers in California after the war. Although the Grumman Tigercat and Bearcat
were rendered obsolete by the arrival of the jet age, they represented the peak of piston engine performance.
In our photo gallery we have pictures
of “Big Bossman” (an immaculate F7F-4) roaring around the course at the Reno
National air races. If you ever have had the chance to see
this aircraft in person you will never forget it.
Check out this fantastic video on YouTube featuring Big Bossman at Reno along with some boring P51s
hurtling down the back stretch - the Tigercat's sound is completely awesome - truly a breed apart.
Turn up the volume and feel the hair go up on the back of your neck!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1kkilBoA3I
And here is another YouTube video of the same aircraft at it's home field in Chino California hamming it up for
the audience with some great passes. The head-on shot at the end of this video shows that the full-size Tigercat is
a profile model!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1IM6nXsdQc
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