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Continuing with my research on the construction of the F4F I have noticed that the leading edge of the Horizontal stabiliser drops by just under 0.5 degrees. Effectively an Anhedral and not a dihedral as one would expect. The main spar is set back by 1 degree and is perpendicular to the vertical...

I am currently studying the F4F wing structure and noticed that the wing ribs are not perpendicular to the wing chord as you would normally expect. Certainly, this is not something that I have come across before. I had previously studied the F6F and although another of the Grumman 'cats' the...

just trying something out

Hello I'm looking for an image of the IFF lights on an F4F-4. I've scoured the web and various reference books (Detail in Scale, Squadron/Signal Walk Around) and can't find anything. Did that aircraft even have them, and if so, where would they be located? Thanks! -J

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