Grumman FF

FF / SF "Fifi"
General information
TypeNaval fighter
ManufacturerGrumman
Designer
Primary usersUnited States Navy
Number built116[1]
History
Manufactured1932–1934
Introduction dateJune 1933
First flight29 December 1931
Retired1940
Developed intoGrumman XSBF

The Grumman FF "Fifi" (company designation G-5) is an American biplane fighter aircraft operated by the United States Navy during the 1930s.[2] It was the first carrier aircraft with retractable landing gear.[3] It was produced under licence in Canada and known as the Goblin in Canadian service and Delfín (English: "Dolphin") in Spanish service.

  1. ^ Francillon, 1989, p.62
  2. ^ Eden and Moeng 2002, p. 762.
  3. ^ Winchester 2002, p. 21.