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This designation was used twice; the second XF2G-1 was a
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74:Eberhart Aeroplane and Motor Company
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440:fighter designations pre-1962
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343:Swanborough & Bowers 1976
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236:2,145 lb (973 kg)
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1252:Vought VE-7
1048:Supermarine
258:Performance
246:Powerplant:
160:prototype,
140:Development
1265:Categories
1246:See also:
272:References
228:Wing area:
33:XFG, XF2G
829:McDonnell
776:F12F (II)
631:McDonnell
366:, p. 194.
301:Citations
216:Wingspan:
185:Anacostia
156:The sole
1291:Biplanes
1171:CC&F
1149:Lockheed
1066:Northrop
997:Lockheed
790:Goodyear
786:Eberhart
771:F12F (I)
742:-6 to -8
737:-1 to -5
451:Brewster
1221:Convair
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925:Loening
686:Grumman
627:Douglas
539:Curtiss
222:Height:
210:Length:
115:biplane
50:Fighter
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1089:Vought
1005:FO (I)
954:F2L-1K
486:Boeing
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328:19 May
181:XF2G-1
949:F2L-1
764:-1F/2
277:Notes
204:Crew:
173:float
165:A7944
158:XFG-1
146:dural
134:float
83:1927
47:Role
1020:Ryan
929:Bell
908:-2/3
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592:F10C
394:ISBN
360:ISBN
330:2019
248:1 ×
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109:The
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