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DETAIL & SCALE SERIES

The "Detail & Scale" series of publications is unique

in aviation literature. Unlike other publications on

military aircraft, this series does not emphasize the

history or markings carried by the aircraft featured.

Instead, attention is focused on the many physical

details of the aircraft such as cockpit interiors, radar

and avionics installations, armament, landing gear,

wheel wells, and ejection seats. These details are

covered more thoroughly than in any other series,

and are presented in the form of close-up photo-

graphy and line drawings. Special consideration is

given to the detail differences between the variants

and sub-variants of the aircraft.

This detailed coverage is supplemented with scale

drawings that show five full views. Charts and tables

provide extensive amounts of technical data, mak-

ing this series one of the most complete technical

references on aircraft that is available.

Although a brief historical summary is always pres-

ented, it is not intended to be all inclusive. It will,

however, provide the most important dates and.

events in the development and operational life of

each aircraft.

For scale modelers, a modeler's section is provided

that reviews scale model kits of the aircraft, and lists

the decals available for these kits.

The "Detail & Scale" series is detailed, technical,

and accurate, providing the most comprehensive

coverage of this nature that is available anywhere in

aviation publications.

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The author in the rear seat of an F-5Fafterreturning

from a Red Flag mission.

aviation, and he began scale modeling. Bert looked

at modeling (and still does) not as a hobby in and of

itself, but a small facet of his overall interest in

aviation.

In 1959 his family moved to Gainesville, Florida

where his aviation interest took second place to his

trumpet playing in high school. In 1964, he gradu-

ated from P.K. Yonge High School, and returned to

Virginia Tech specifically to fulfill his lifetime dream

to be in the Virginia Tech Regimental Band - The

"Highty Tighties."

Upon graduation he was commissioned a second

lieutenant in the Army, and he spent almost eight

years as an army officer. During this time he com-

manded a Hawk guided missile battery in Korea,

and later wrote and taught classes in airpower, the

Soviet air threat, and air defense suppression at the

Army's Air Defense School at Ft. Bliss, Texas.

In August 1976, he resigned from active duty in the

Army, but his reputation as being knowledgeable in

all aspects of military airpower led to a job offer as a

civilian with the Department of the Army. He served

in this position for four years as a "subject matter

expert" in military airpower, and was responsible for

the development of the Army's new program on

aircraft identification, the first in the world to feature

dynamic simulation. During this time he started

Detail & Scale as a part-time business to provide

detailed reference material on military aircraft.

Detail & Scale became so successful that Bert

resigned from his position with the Army to devote

full time to his new company. Since then he has

written several books as well as articles for several

magazines. He is also an avid modeler and member

of the International Plastic Modelers Society

(IPMS). In July 1982, he was presented with a spe-

cial award by IPMS/USA in recognition for his con-

tributions to the society.

As a youngster who feared airplanes, it is ironic that

Bert should now be so involved with aviation. He is a

licensed pilot, and lives with his wife, Lynda, and

their two children, Jan and Chip, in Peachtree City,

Georgia near Atlanta.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bert Kinzey, author, and president of Detail & Scale,

Inc. was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1945. The

following year his family moved to Blacksburg, Vir-

ginia where his father became a professor of archi-

tecture at Virginia Tech (VPI). Until he was about six

years old, Bert was often frightened by the loud

piston-driven military fighters that sometimes flew

low over his home while he was outside playing. On

more than one occasion he came running into the

house extremely frightened by an aircraft that had

just flown over.

His father took him to the VPI airport, where cadets

were learning to fly on J-3 Piper Cubs, and arranged

for him to go for a flight. Bert sat on his father's lap

for a short trip around Blacksburg, and that forever

ended his fear of airplanes. Later, Bert's father built

a balsa and tissue model of the J-3 Cub, and Bert's

interest in modeling began.

Bert's fear of aircraft soon gave way to a love of

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Bert Kinzey

Aero Publishers, Inc. U.S.A.

Arms and Armour Press London - Melbourne

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and layout, except that all contributors are responsible for the security clearance and re-

lease of all materials submitted. Published and printed in the United States by Aero

Publishers, Inc., and in London and Melbourne by Arms and Armour Press.

CONTRIBUTORS:

Grumman Aerospace Corp.

National Archives

Lynn McDonnell

Alwyn T. Lloyd

U.S. Navy

Warren Munkasy

Col. Bob Williams

Ron Picciani

Ray Leader

U.S. Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, Florida

Detail & Scale, Inc. expresses a special thanks to Mr. H. J. "Schoney" Schonenberg and

Mrs. Lois Lovisolo of the Grumman History Center for their untiring help, patience, and

genuine friendliness displayed during the research conducted for this publication. A

special thanks is also due Mr. William Shultz, also of Grumman, for his help.

Detail & Scale, Inc. also expresses appreciation to the U.S. Naval Aviation Museum at

Pensacola, Florida, for their cooperation in allowing the author to take special photo-

graphs of their F9F-8T for use in this publication.

Most photographs in this book are credited to their contributors. Photos with no credit

were taken by the author.

Published in United States by

Aero Publishers, Inc.

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Published in Great Britain by

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and in South Africa at

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Library of Congress Cataloging

in Publication Data

Kinzey, Bert.

F9F Cougar in detail & scale.

(0 & S; v. 16)

1. Cougar (Jet Fighter Plane)

I. Title. II. Title:

F9F Cougar in detail and scale.

UG1242.F5K5276 1983 358.4'3

83-224446

ISBN 0-8168-5024-0

Printed and Published in the USA by Aero Publishers

Front Cover: This spectacular photograph shows F9F-BT number 7 ofthe Blue Angels venting fuel from Its wing

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Rear Cover: The Instrument panel and right console detail In the front cockpit of an F9F-BT are shown In this

photograph.

INTRODUCTION

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This front view of an F9F-B shows the Intakes, landing gear and wing fences to good effect.

(Grumman)

Detail & Scale originally planned for both the F9F

Panther and F9F Cougar to be covered in one book,

but once work was begun on that book, it became

quite obvious that a separate volume would be

required on each aircraft if we were to do justice to

each design. Therefore we opted for a simultaneous

release of companion volumes, one on the Panther,

and this one on the Cougar. Together these two pub-

lications are designed to give the best and most com-

plete coverage of the Grumman F9F series of aircraft

that is available anywhere.

The swept-wing Cougars were refinements to the

Panthers that preceeded them on the production

lines. But the idea of a "swept-wing Panther" had

been developed since the time the first Panther proto-

types took to the air. The F9F-6, which was the first in

the Cougar series, looked like and was a Panther

fuselage with swept wings and horizontal tail surfa-

ces. But as the Cougar design developed, the later

F9F-8, and its photo reconnaissance and training ver-

sions (F9F-8P and F9F-8T respectively), incorpo-

rated many new design features in the wing and

fuselage which reduced the similarity in appearance

that they shared with the Panthers. However, the

basic family characteristics remained unmistakable

as these two "cats" carried on in the proud tradition of

Grumman's earlier naval fighters.

On the pages that follow we have held the narrative

to an absolute minimum in an effort to include as

many photos as possible. As with the Panther book,

Grumman's History Center provided many pre-

viously unpublished photos that we are pleased to

present here. Every effort has been made to include

as much information as possible in the captions of

these and the other photos that appear in this book.

This approach has allowed us to include many more

of the interesting and rare photographs of the many

details of the Cougar.

Special thanks are again due "Schoney" Schonen-

berg and Lois Lovisolo of Grumman's History Cen-

ter for their generous help and patience during the

research for this publication. Their efforts have

greatly enhanced the quality of the final product.

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