At a Navy Airshow in Corpus Christi about '70 there was a father/son team flying Grumman F8 Bearcat's. The father's had a two stage supercharger and water injection, and the Blue Angels were flying the F4 Phantoms. The Bearcat pilot had a display giving the performance stats for his plane and the Phantom, including the fact that in a race from standing start to 10,000 feet the Phantom would likely win, but that it would scream past the Bearcat between 9500' and 10,000'! In 1946, a “time to climb” record was set by an F8F, which, after a take-off run of only 115 feet, reached 10,000 feet in 94 seconds! With the R2800 engine he had to avoid rapid throttle during takeoff or it would "torque roll" into the ground! A fantastic recip fighter that was introduced just as WWII had ended.