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McKinnon G-21G Turbo Goose conversion with 680 shp (510 kW) Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 turboprops A number of modifications were made for the Goose, but the most numerous are those by McKinnon Enterprises of Sandy, Oregon, which holds 21 supplemental type certificates (STCs) for modifying G-21-series aircraft and which also manufactured four different conversions that were recertified ...
Grumman JF-2 Duck [7] Grumman: Amphibious single-engine biplane: Transport and search and rescue: October 1934 14 Grumman JRF Goose [8] Grumman: Amphibious flying boat: Various 1939 34 Grumman J4F-1 Widgeon [9] Grumman: Amphibious flying boat: Coastal anti-submarine patrol July 1941 25 NAF Hall PH [10] Naval Aircraft Factory: Flying boat ...
EW-10000 to EW-99999 (ex-Soviet Union registrations)EW-100AA to EW-999ZZ (aircraft in general, except those listed below) EW-200PA to EW-299PA (reserved for Boeing 737 aircraft)
The Catalina was modified by adding two 340 hp (254 kW) Lycoming GSO-480-B2D6 engines positioned outboard of the original Pratt & Whitney radials to increase range and performance. [1] These engines and cowlings had originally been installed on the McKinnon four engine Grumman Goose. When they were removed by McKinnon to convert the Goose to ...
Grumman A-6 Intruder; Grumman A-9 Goose; Grumman A-12 Duck; Grumman A-13 Goose; Grumman A-14 Widgeon; Grumman A-16 Albatross; Grumman AF Guardian; Grumman AO-1 Mohawk; Grumman A2F Intruder; Grumman C-1 Trader; Grumman C-2 Greyhound; Grumman C-4; Grumman C-11; Grumman C-103; Grumman E-1 Tracer; Grumman E-2 Hawkeye; Grumman EA-6 Prowler; Grumman ...
The United States Navy contracted with Kaman Aircraft of Bloomfield, Connecticut, to build a testbed based on the company's 'rotorprop' concept for tiltwing aircraft, [1] using a Grumman JRF-5 Goose amphibian and other existing parts to reduce the cost and time necessary. [2]
In 1948 another DC-3, a Sikorsky S-43 and a Grumman G-21 Goose were purchased. [4] Grumman Goose of Pen-Air. Reeve sold two of these aircraft to Peninsula Airways (PenAir) in 1977. In March 1949, four days' notice was given that Shemya was to close. This base was vital to Reeve, as it was an all-weather alternative to Adak, Amchitka and Attu.
PenAir was among the last airlines in the world to operate the Grumman G-21A Goose seaplane on scheduled flights. This piston-powered amphibious aircraft was used to resupply remote coastal locations where no land-based airstrip existed. On December 21, 2012, the Grumman Goose made its final commercial flight from Unalaska to Anchorage. [19]