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F-11 Tiger

First Flight

December 4, 1952

Location

Vietnam Hangar Ramp

Dimensions & Capacity

Crew: 1
Length: 45 ft 10.5 in (13.983 m)
Wingspan: 31 ft 7.5 in (9.639 m)
Height: 13 ft 2.75 in (4.0323 m)
Empty Weight: 13,810 lb (6,264 kg)
Max Take Off Weight: 23,459 lb (10,641 kg)

Performance

Speed: 631 kn (726 mph, 1,169 km/h) / M1.1 at 35,000 ft (10,668 m)
Service Ceiling: 49,000 ft (15,000 m)
Range: 1,110 nmi (1,280 mi, 2,060 km)

Airworthiness

Static Aircraft

Armament

Guns: 4 × 20 mm (.79 in) Colt Mk 12 cannon, 125 rounds per gun
Hardpoints: 4 with a capacity of – with provisions to carry combinations of:

Rockets: Aero 6A or Aero 7A “Rocket Package”
Missiles: AIM-9 Sidewinder
Other: 150 gal drop tank

Loan Status

This aircraft is owned by the Valiant Air Command

The Grumman F11F/F-11 Tiger is a supersonic, single-seat carrier-based United States Navy fighter aircraft in operation during the 1950s and 1960s. Originally designated the F11F Tiger in April 1955 under the pre-1962 Navy designation system, it was redesignated as F-11 Tiger under the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system. The F11F/F-11 was used by the Blue Angels flight team from 1957–1969. Grumman Aircraft Corporation made 200 Tigers, with the last aircraft being delivered to the U.S. Navy on 23 January 1959.

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