Did the Navy and the world miss out on the F11F-1F Super Tiger

[Capt. Vick]

I can't believe it weighs more than the Crusader.

 

[Graeme]

I'm confused, what was the wing-area on non-filleted variants of the F11F Tiger?

Dunno Zip, but can't imagine it would be much different to the long-nosed Tigers despite the diagram you posted. I did look back to 1954 but the original dimensions for the F9F-9 (which it was called back then) were still secret.

(However another contemporary source gives a span of 31' 5" for the F9F-9 - so not a lotta difference.)

 

[Wildr1]

Navy news release photos from the register newspaper