Grumman F-11 Tiger

F11F/F-11 Tiger
	VF-21 F11F-1 Tigers in left echelon formation
Role	Fighter aircraft
Manufacturer	Grumman
First flight	30 July 1954
Introduction	1956
Retired	1961 (Carrier); 1967 (Training); 1969 (Blue Angels)
Status	Retired
Primary user	United States Navy
Produced	1954–1959
Number built	199
Variants	Grumman F11F-1F Super Tiger

Grumman F-11/F11F Tiger is an American fighter jet. It was used by the US Navy, in particular by the Blue Angels. After September 1962 it was called F-11 Tiger. None were sold to foreign countries.

The F11F was a single-seat, supersonic carrier-based fighter. For the majority of its lifetime, it held multiple world records with a record altitude set at 76,939ft and also being one of Grumman's first Supersonic fighter aircraft. It had the engine powerplant of a Wright J65. The F11F Tiger had a range of 1,274 miles and a cruise speed of 577mph.

Grumman F-11 Tiger Media

One of the first two Grumman F11F-1 Tiger fighters, at that time still designated "F9F-9". The first Tiger, BuNo 138604, flew on 30 July 1954, the second, BuNo 138605, flew in October 1954.
An F11F-1 Tiger on USS Forrestal (CVA-59), with downward-folded wingtips
An early production "short nose" F11F and a later "long nose" from VT-23
F11F-1 of VF-21 landing on Ranger in 1957
F-11A Tiger advanced trainer of VT-26 Squadron wearing the distinctive color scheme used by that variant
VF-33 Tigers from USS Intrepid in 1959
The Blue Angels flew the F11F from 1957 to 1969.
Former Blue Angels F-11 Tiger at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona
F11F on display at the Air Zoo
Grumman Tiger on display at the Aviation Historical Park in NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach

References

↑ Green 2015, p. 116.

[1] Green 2015, p. 116.

[1]