Gotta luv the Grumman Iron Works....
Except for the Tomcat, exactly ZERO of their fighters, ever looked like "fighters"....
Literally, EVERYTHING from WW2 looks "hotter" than a Wildcat.
Except MAYBE the Brewster Buffalo..
P-40, P-51.... SPITFIRE?
All of them "look the part"
But Grumman?
The Hellcat was only a slight improvement in the "looks" department....
And whats with that goofy aspect ratio on the Bearcat Tail?
Too tall and skinny, it just looks WRONG, hell even that fat P-47 was more proportioned, more symmetrical, more "muscular" in appearance....
a bruiser, yeah but it "looks" like a fighter.
Grumman?
Sheesh.
Every God-blessed Grumman Product reminds me of MY OLD MAN....
Not very "sleek" AT ALL
Pedestrian, perpetual middle-aged belly...strong back but no "biceps", tireless legs but no "Six-Pack"....
Built for Loyal Reliability, with zero flash, fashion sense or "coolness" factor...
Gettin the job done, day and night, 24/7/365 just BECAUSE....
Working harder, longer, better and faster than all the pretenders, with no complaints or finicky "maintenance issues"...
In the Dark, over Open Ocean, landing on a two-car driveway....
Effing Grummans....
Never a very hot looking machine, amiright!?...