The Hellcat was designed to be the U.S. Navy carrier fighter replacing the F4F Wildcat .It provided an improved rate of climb, more speed, and most importantly, a tighter turning circle necessary to stay with a Zero in a dogfight. Model has folding wings just like the real one did.... a MUST for your WSAM.

The Hellcat The Gruman Hellcat in flightwas designed to be the U.S. Navy carrier fighter replacing the F4F Wildcat. The older F4F had demonstrated the need for a fighter surpassing the Japanese Zero. The Hellcat provided an improved rate of climb, more speed, and most important, the turning circle necessary to stay with a Zero in a dogfight. A certain similarity in appearance marked the newer plane and its predecessor...

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Great links for the F6F Hellcat:
www.aircraft-list.com/