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Description
| Notes: Light, HIGH-WING, CARRIER-BASED aircraft with tricycle landing gear equipped for airborne early warning operations (4 CREW) . | ||
| Manufacturer: | Grumman | |
| Base model: | E-1 | |
| Designation: | E-1 | |
| Version: | B | |
| Nickname: | Tracer | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Electronics | |
| Crew: | Four | |
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Specifications
| Length: | 45' 4" | 13.8 m | |
| Height: | 16' 10" | 5.1 m | |
| Wingspan: | 72' 17" | 22.3 m | |
| Wingarea: | 499.0 sq ft | 46.3 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 20,638 lb | 9,359 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 26,600 lb | 12,063 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Wright R-1820-82A | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1525 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 1,000 miles | 1,610 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 163 mph | 262 km/h | 141 kt |
| Max Speed: | 227 mph | 365 km/h | 197 kt |
| Climb: | 1,120 ft/min | 341 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 15,800 ft | 4,815 m | |
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum | New York | New York |
| National Museum of Naval Aviation | NAS Pensacola | Florida |
| New England Air Museum | Windsor Locks | Connecticut |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
E-1 B on display
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum | National Museum of Naval Aviation | New England Air Museum | ||
Pima Air & Space Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Ronny Svendsen Norway, OTH | Chas,
I am doing some research into Det 65 1964. I would love a copy of your DVD, and any photos you might have. 11/22/2012 @ 00:34 [ref: 67351] |
| Chas Folcik Ormond Beach, FL | Henry
Try motionmodels.com/custnavy 10/23/2012 @ 20:17 [ref: 67331] |
| Henry Sheldon CAROL STREAM, IL | I flew the E-1B (WF-2) from January, 1963 until June, 1966 at VAW-11 in Coronado, CA and on two WestPac cruises.
I would like to have a model of this aircraft to replace one that was destroyed. I'd appreciate any information that you could provide re a model, either complete or kit. Thank you. Henry Sheldon 08/30/2012 @ 17:15 [ref: 66466] |
| JOHN \"JR\" RIGNEY Leucadia, CA | I was stationed at North Island form Sept 68 to Nov 71 and was in VAW 111 det 34. I was a radar tech/PO2 and made an Apollo 8 recovery, West Pac on Oriskany, and West Pac on the Ranger. On the Ranger I ran the radar bench in AMD and repaired and calibrated the APS-82 radar for the E1-B "FUDD" 03/15/2012 @ 10:40 [ref: 54290] |
| Dale Person Helena, MT | I was in VAW-111 Det.19 squadron aborad the USS Hancock CVA19 for two cruises 66-68. I was a plane captian for birds 723,724,725. Commander [Bingo} Bild had the Squadron. One fine morning we were launched with the nose gear brake locked. Wow what a ride and landed on the trike wheel in country. We borrowed the nose gear from the COD and returned to the ship. 5500 men with no mail for a week. Was we popular or what?
I did my first cruise on the USS Ranger CVA61 with VAW11 Det.Brovo super willy fudds. I seen most of that cruise in the laundry and LOX crew and never made it to plane captian status. I made it to E5 for awhile then got busted for entertaining in Olongapo City. Had some wild times The squadrons were based out of NAS North Island,California 02/20/2012 @ 14:23 [ref: 53131] |
| Dale Person Helena, MT | I was in VAW-111 Det.19 squadron aborad the USS Hancock CVA19 for two cruises 66-68. I was a plane captian for birds 723,724,725. Commander [Bingo} Bild had the Squadron. One fine morning we were launched with the nose gear brake locked. Wow what a ride and landed on the trike wheel in country. We borrowed the nose gear from the COD and returned to the ship. 5500 men with no mail for a week. Was we popular or what?
I did my first cruise on the USS Ranger CVA61 with VAW11 Det.Brovo super willy fudds. I seen most of that cruise in the laundry and LOX crew and never made it to plane captian status. I made it to E5 for awhile then got busted for entertaining in Olongapo City. Had some wild times The squadrons were based out of NAS North Island,California 02/20/2012 @ 14:23 [ref: 53130] |
| Chas Ormond Beach, FL | Lisa, FL
If you look further down in the photos below to the pic with the 2 helos (submitted by me), that is the same airplane. 08/23/2011 @ 20:29 [ref: 48116] |
| Chas , FL | Lisa, FL
That airplane was attached to the USS Enterprise for the Med and World Cruise in 1964 and I am probably in it. #719 was the airplane used in the air shows we put on going around the world and I was the designated Aircrewman for those air shows. I took my 8mm movies of that cruise and had them put on DVD. If you do that I would love to buy a copy of that DVD from you. 08/23/2011 @ 20:19 [ref: 48110] |
| Chas , FL | Lisa, FL
Can you see the big letters on the tail or wing? They are a big clue as to the CAG that plane was attached to. 08/15/2011 @ 11:43 [ref: 46062] |
| Lisa , FL | I have recently found an 8mm film...in on of the sequences it shows the wing deployment and launch of this plane. How do I research to find out what carrier it served on? 07/29/2011 @ 18:06 [ref: 44005] |
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