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Originally Posted by Ruy Horta
Looks like a very detailed work in terms of original documents.
The F8B book is interesting as well, lot of original documents.
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I have the Boeing Flight Manual for the F8F-1. The blurb for the book claims it had a 3,500 hp P & W R4360-10 engine. This disagrees with the FM which states Maximum Take-off and Military power as 3,000 hp and max continuous 2,500 hp. Interesting facts from the manual include empty weight at 13,693 lbs and gross weight 17,752 lbs in the fighter role. The fuel quantity was astonishing being no less than 965 gallons! That was one big and heavy fighter.