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The Grumman G-21 Goose is an amphibious flying boat designed by Grumman to serve as an eight-seat "commuter" aircraft for businessmen in the Long Island area. The Goose was Grumman's first monoplane to fly, its first twin-engined aircraft, and its first aircraft to enter commercial airline service.
Data from Albatross: Amphibious Airborne Angel, United States Navy Aircraft since 1911, Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1958-59 Grumman Albatross: A History of the Legendary Seaplane General characteristics Crew: 4-6 Capacity: 10 passengers Length: 62 ft 10 in (19.15 m) Wingspan: 96 ft 8 in (29.46 m) Height: 25 ft 10 in (7.87 m) Wing area: 1,035 sq ft (96.2 m 2) Airfoil: NACA 23017 Empty ...
The Grumman G-73 Mallard is a medium, twin-engined amphibious aircraft. Many have been modified by replacing the original Pratt & Whitney Wasp H radial engines with modern turboprop engines . Manufactured from 1946 to 1951, production ended when Grumman's larger SA-16 Albatross was introduced.
A red-and-white Grumman Goose. Capitalizing on the popularity of the 1981 "Raiders of the Lost Ark" movie, this show was all about the romance of early aviation, intrigue and exotic locales.
Grumman G-21 Goose; Grumman G-44 Widgeon; Grumman G-65 Tadpole; Grumman G-73 Mallard; Grumman HU-16 Albatross; Grumman J2F Duck; Grumman JF Duck; GVV Dal Molin MD.1 ...
Jimmy Buffett points at his 1939 Grumman Goose being piloted by Bill Howell as it lands at a small airstrip near Lake Okeechobee. Howell worked as Buffett's pilot for nine years.
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This aircraft began life on August 22, 1955, as a long range search and rescue platform for the U.S. Navy. [3] The largest member of the Grumman "waterfowl" series of amphibious airplanes, the Albatross remained in service with the U.S. Navy until the mid-1970s.