Posted by MoparNorm on Friday, October 13, 2006 at 9:58AM :
In Reply to: fastest prop driven airplane in the world posted by mikey stone Idaho (aka COTWM) on Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 7:33PM :
Maybe stock, but Rare Bear, the modified Bearcat, set the record at Reno a few years ago.
From the website: The Rare Bear is a World War II era Grumman F8F Bearcat. It has been restored, substantially modified and equipped with a Wright R3350 engine producing in excess of 4000 horsepower. This has allowed the Rare Bear to establish the Closed Course World Speed Record (528.3 mph) and 3000 Meter Time-To-Climb Record (91.9 seconds).
MN