The single-seat Grumman F11F Tiger incorporated the Area Rule to reduce transonic and super-sonic drag, using a Coke bottle-shaped fuselage that was narrower at the wings and tail, a concept developed by Richard Whitcomb of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the predecessor of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Tiger also featured a thin wing, fuselage-side intakes, a low-mounted tailplane, and an afterburning engine that enabled the F11F to fly at 753 mph and reach altitudes of 42,000 feet. Production was short-lived, with only 201 planes built from 1957-1958; the first 42 had a short nose, while later aircraft had a long nose. Squadron VF-33 flew Tigers off the Intrepid from 1958 through 1960, and the Blue Angels flew them from 1957-68; this aircraft served as Blue Angel 5 during the early 1960s. During a test flight in September 1956, an F-11 Tiger pilot crossed paths with his own cannon rounds during a dive, damaging the plane, but survived in a crash landing.