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U. S.
Military Aircraft Grumman S-2 TRACKER Photo by Coil B. Thouanel |
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In the late 1940s the US Navy finalized its requirement for a single carrier borne type able to undertake both the hunter and the killer elements of the anti submarine task. To meet this requirement Grumman designed its G-89, and the XS2F-1 prototype first flew in December 1952 as a twin engine monoplane of high wing layout with a capacious fuselage and large nacelles for the carriage of a comprehensive sensor suite and a sizable weapon load. The Tracker entered large scale service from February 1954 as the S2F-1 and the family then underwent a long development and production career. In 1962 the series was redesigned S-2, some machines are still in service with smaller air arms. |
TECHNICAL DATA
| Description | Specifications |
| Manufacturer: Grumman | Length: 43 ft. 6 in. |
| First Flight: December, 1952 | Height: 16 ft. 7 in. |
| Model: E | Wing Span: 72 ft. 7 in. |
| Crew: Four | Wing Area: 496.0 sq. ft. |
| Nickname: Tracker | Empty Weight: 18,750 lb. |
| Basic Role: Carrierborne anti submarine plane. | Max. Weight: 29,150 lb. |
| Other Versions: S-2A the initial version. TS-2A crew trainer conversion. US-2A utility conversions. S-2B conversions with Julie/ Jezeble detection gear. US-2B utility conversions. US-2C utility conversions. S-2D with gear span, larger forward fuselage and more fuel. US-2Dutility conversions. S-2E with Julie/jezeble dection gear. S-2F S-2B upgraded to S-2E standard.S-2G S-2Es with more advance electronic and the de Havilland Canada CS2F in three variants. | Armament: Up to 4,180 lb of disposable stores. |
| Principal User: Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela. |
Propulsion |
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Performance |
Power Plant: Wright R-1820-82WA Cyclone radial piston engines. |
| Range: Endurance 9 hours 0 minutes. | Horsepower: 1,525-hp. |
| Max. Speed: 265 mph. | No. Of Engines: Two |
| Ceiling: 21,000 ft. | |
| Climb Rate: 1,390 ft. per minute. |