Floyd Bennett Field - HARP - Grumman S-2 Tracker
Bill Maloney 3/4/2009 |
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Grumman E-1B Tracer and S-2 Tracker at other Aviation Museums in the Northeast |
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An AWAC version of this Grumman, the E-1B Tracer, can be found at the New England Air Museum near Hartford, CT | Another Grumman C-1A Trader can be found at the Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft Association in Willow Grove, PA |
DeHavilland CS2F Tracker at the Canadian Air & Space Museum in Toronto, Canada | Grumman C-1A Trader at the Quonset Air Museum in North Kingston, RI |
A DeHavilland S-2 Tracker at the Royal Canadian Air Force Museum in Trenton, Ontario, Canada | A DeHavilland S-2 Tracker at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada |
A Grumman S2F Tracker Flight Simulator at the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center in Horseheads, NY | One more Grumman S2F Tracker at the MAPS Air Museum in North Canton, OH |
Length: 43 feet 6 inches
Wingspan: 72 feet, 7 inches
Height: 16 feet, 7 inches
Crew: 4
Weight: Empty 19,000 lbs Loaded - 29,100 lbs
Max Speed: 242 mph
Cruise Speed: 155 mph
Range: 1,000 miles
Service Ceiling: 18,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 520 gal
Powerplant: Two Wright R-1820-82WA air cooled radial engines 1,525 hp each
Armament:
Two homing torpedoes and depth charges in bomb bay
Torpedoes, Rockets or depth charges on 6 underwing hardpoints
First Flight: 1954
Cost: $
David D Jackson has built an extensive set of web pages focused on Grumman S-2 Tracker aircraft. He includes fuselage numbers, locations, and short histories of surviving Grumman S-2 Trackers, Traders, and Tracers.
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