F8F Bearcat radio equipment

• Dec 26, 2010

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daveT

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I'm looking for a list/pictures of F8F-1 Bearcat radio/nav equipment. I know that they had ARC-5 radio, APN-1 navigation, APX-1 IFF, Did it have anything else? Anybody have pictures of installed F8F Avionics equipment. I found several radio equipment boxes at a F8F creash site that I'm trying to ID.
thanks in advance
DaveT

 

• Dec 29, 2010

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krieghund

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I posted the flight manual a while back, start at page 59 Communications It may give you a start.

here: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/other-mechanical-systems-tech/f8f-bearcat-8251.html

 

• Dec 31, 2010

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daveT

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I have the flight manual, thanks. It does not have any good pictures of the radio quiepment and how/where it was installed as far as the receivers, transmitters. The flight manual did have the control boxes, but I'm not looking for those.
DaveT

 

• Jan 1, 2011

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krieghund

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Here is a cutaway if this helps

 

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• Jan 7, 2011

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daveT

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through research and close examination of photos of the equipment I found at a crash site I was able to ID the F8F-1 equipment installed in 1952 as
RT-18/ARC-1 VHF transmitter-receiver
R-23A Receiver
R-4A/ARR-2A homing receiver
Still looking for photos of this equipment installed in a F8F bearcat

 

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• May 31, 2011

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M

MIflyer

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If you want pictures of just the radios we can get you those, but not installation pictures in a Bearcat.

The top picture is that of an R-23, the LF receiver. It has the late mod with the additional antenna connections.

The middle photo looks like one of the dials from an ARC-1.

The bottom one I don't know.

If you want to see what an ARR-2 looks like I can take a photo of the one I have.

 

• Jun 7, 2011

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daveT

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View attachment When the Cat ran out of Gas edited.pdf
I've completed my research on Bearcat radio equipment and wrote a story about what I found at a Bearcat crash site. I would still like some photos of the equipment installed in a Bearcat if anyone has any. Thanks to all who help me.
DaveT