F9F-8 Cougar

Model Airplane News, Jun 2001 by Chianelli, Chris

At the recent Westchester Radio Aeromodeler (WRAM) show in White Plains, NY, we bumped into our buddies from Century Jet Models and their newest production version of the Grumman F9F-8 Cougar-the sweptwing version of the Panther. Available now in Basic and Deluxe form and as a complete Deluxe package with retracts, this kit offers many time-saving features, including a one-piece epoxy fuselage that comes already primed and ready to paint, a two-piece canopy/engine hatch, major bulkheads already installed, plug-in wing panels, sheeted wings and stabs, fiberglass flaps and ailerons and installed air intakes. A custom, scale, retractable landing gear is also available. A Ramtec ducted fan, an AMT Mercury or a RAM 750 turbine (turbine modification package available separately) can be used to power this impressive Grumman cat!

Century Jet Models, 11216 Bluegrass Pkwy., Louisville, KY 40299; (502) 266-9234; www.centuryjet.com.