New England Air Museum - Grumman E-1B Tracer
Bill Maloney 3/11/2010 |
Grumman C-1A Traders at other Aviation Museums in the Northeast |
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An Grumman C-1A Trader, can be found at the Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft Association in Willow Grove, PA | Another Grumman S-2 Tracker can be found at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, NY |
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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 |
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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 |
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One more Grumman S2F Tracker at the MAPS Air Museum in North Canton, OH |
Length: 45 feet 4 inches
Wingspan: 72 feet, 7 inches
Height: 9 feet, 2 inches
Crew: 1
Weight: Empty 20,600 lbs Loaded - 26,600 lbs
Max Speed: 227 mph
Cruise Speed: 165 mph
Range: 1,000 miles
Service Ceiling: 16,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 520 gal
Powerplant: Two Wright R-1820-82WA air cooled radial engines 1,525 hp each
Armament:
None
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.
Jerry Proc has an informative page on the Grumman Trackers that were built in Canada by DeHavilland, the Canadian CS-2 Trackers