The cowling is the same vivid yellow as the rest of this racing airplane. To allow the big four-bladed prop to clear the ground, the Bearcat had to have tall main retractable landing gear.
Image Number: WEB10810-2008 Credit: Photo by Carolyn Russo, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution For print or commercial use, please contact: Smithsonian Institution Reproductions are not currently available. If you would like to use this image as-is, please submit a permission request.
