Aircraft Description
N700F is a 1945 Grumman F7F-3, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Spitfire Ventures LLC in San Antonio, TX. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 29, 2010. The registration certificate was issued on December 9, 2023. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2030. Powered by a P & W R-2800 SERIES engine producing 2000 horsepower, N700F is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A9550B (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N700F was last updated on December 9, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
The Grumman F7F Tigercat was the world's first production twin-engine carrier fighter, designed to bring heavy firepower to naval aviation during World War II. First flown on December 2, 1943, it was a twin-engine monoplane that could seat one or two crew members and carry up to 2,000 pounds of ordnance. With its 51-foot wingspan and maximum speed of 460 mph, it was manufactured by Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation. AviatorDB tracks 473 Grumman aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is TCAT.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N700F. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC