Grumman XTSF-1 Torpedo Scout Bomber Project

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The Grumman XTSF was a proposed twin-engine torpedo scout aircraft, designed by Grumman for the United States Navy towards the end of World War II. Based on the design of the F7F Tigercat fighter, enlarged and with the addition of a bomb bay, the XTSF was deemed too large for carrier operations, and the project was cancelled before any aircraft were built. Instead, the Navy chose to order the single-engine XTB3F, which became the successful AF Guardian.[1]
 

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I don't usually do this, but I think I can venture to share here the photo reconstruction I made of the G-66 from plans.

This is a depiction of the real G-66 (I also did a fictional stretched version, but that's another story...).
 

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Three photos of the mock-up:
 

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Three different plans of the G-66 Tigercat (XTSF-1):
 

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Stargazer2006 said:
Three different plans of the G-66 Tigercat (XTSF-1):

All three look like they were created using the same Grumman original that I did. Note that there were two different noses, apparently for different radars, and Lloyd Jones probably used some imagination on the details.
 

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