Length of the aircraft was 27 ft 8 in. Once again a product of Grumman, the F9F-2 Panther was the first jet aircraft used by the Blue Angels for demonstrations. After a temporary disbandment of ...

Many of these, such as the Grumman F9F Panther, McDonnell F2H Banshee, and the North American FJ-1 Fury, possessed straight-wing designs that, while maneuverable at low speeds for jets such as 500 ...