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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 sinking of a German U-boat by the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) was claimed by one of their larger aircraft on 11 July 1942. The Grumman G-44 Widgeon, armed with two depth charges and crewed by Captain Johnny Haggins and Major Wynant Farr, was scrambled when another CAP patrol radioed that they had encountered an enemy submarine, but were returning to base due to low fuel.
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2010/12 General characteristics Crew: Two pilots Capacity: 4 passengers Length: 34 ft 5 in (10.49 m) Wingspan: 48 ft 0 in (14.63 m) floats down Height: 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) propellers "Y" Wing area: 295.0 sq ft (27.41 m 2) Aspect ratio: 7.8 Airfoil: GA35U-A315 Empty weight: 4,200 lb (1,905 kg) prototype Max takeoff weight: 5,999 lb (2,721 kg) Fuel ...
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.
Grumman TF-9J Cougar: USN 147387: On outdoor display Grumman F9F-8B Cougar: USN 141121: On outdoor display Grumman F9F-8P Cougar: USMC 144426 On indoor display Grumman HU-16A Albatross: USAF 51-0022: On outdoor display Grumman J4F-2 Widgeon: USN 32976: On indoor display Grumman OV-1C Mohawk: USAr 61-2724: On outdoor display Grumman S-2F Tracker ...
Three Canadair CL-215 amphibious flying boats. The following is a list of seaplanes, which includes floatplanes and flying boats.A seaplane is any airplane that has the capability of landing and taking off from water, while an amphibian is a seaplane which can also operate from land.
Grumman G-73T Turbo Mallard N130FB of Chalk's International Airlines taxies out of the water at Abaco, The Bahamas, November 1999. During 2006 the airline leased conventional Beechcraft 1900D turboprop commuter land planes from Big Sky Airlines which were later replaced by Saab 340A and other wet leased aircraft while working with the Federal Aviation Administration to rebuild its fleet of ...
The new design was turned over to the Columbia Aircraft Corporation for development and construction so that Grumman could focus on the production of fighter aircraft for the USN. The aircraft strongly resembles the J2F Duck, except for its monoplane layout, and has been referred to as a "single-winged Duck". It is, however, a completely new ...