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Description
| Manufacturer: | Grumman |
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| Base model: | S2F | ||
| Designation: | S2F | ||
| Version: | -1 | ||
| Nickname: | Tracker | ||
| Equivalent to: | S-2A S2AS-2A | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | ||
| Designation Period: | 1946-1962 | ||
| Basic role: | Anti-Submarine | ||
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Specifications
| Length: | 42' 0" | 12.8 m | |
| Height: | 16' 3" | 4.9 m | |
| Wingspan: | 69' 8' | 21.0 m | |
| Wingarea: | 485.0 sq ft | 45.0 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 17,357 lb | 7,871 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 23,470 lb | 10,643 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 24,408 lb | 11,069 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Wright R-1820-82 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1525 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 968 miles | 1,558 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 150 mph | 241 km/h | 130 kt |
| Max Speed: | 272 mph | 438 km/h | 236 kt |
| Climb: | 2,330 ft/min | 710 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 22,800 ft | 6,949 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
S-2A on display
Pima Air & Space Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Ed Saxe port st lucie, FL | I was a Plane Captain with VT-27,we flew S2F-1T and were a advanced flight training squadron in New Iberia,La in 1962.I had many memorable training hops with advanced students who were mainly Vietnamese Officers. 11/06/2015 @ 11:18 [ref: 69303] |
| Roger Miller Mesa,, AZ | I call this my airplane, because I was there to get it accepted by the navy. I went to the factory school, then to Pax River for flight tests. I was an AE2. I was in VS 38 at North Island when the first S2Fs were delivered. 1954. We took it overseas on the USS BADOENG STRAIT CVE 116. Here in Mesa I get to see six S2Fs that were to be turned into fire retardant bombers. I still see them in use in California. It has been around for a long time. 07/21/2014 @ 08:21 [ref: 68572] |
| Roger Miller Mesa,, AZ | I call this my airplane, because I was there to get it accepted by the navy. I went to the factory school, then to Pax River for flight tests. I was an AE2. I was in VS 38 at North Island when the first S2Fs were delivered. 1954. We took it overseas on the USS BADOENG STRAIT CVE 116. Here in Mesa I get to see six S2Fs that were to be turned into fire retardant bombers. I still see them in use in California. It has been around for a long time. 07/21/2014 @ 08:21 [ref: 68571] |
| Joseph Ashley Lafayette, LA | I worked out of the line shack late 1960 to 1962 .spent most of my off time in saint martinville with Frank Morse,John Beisner lots of parties in the park there. 06/12/2013 @ 17:50 [ref: 67883] |
| J. L. JANSSEN , WA | I was on the CV-40 in 1953 & 1954 during the S2F's sea trials. 06/01/2013 @ 21:03 [ref: 67858] |
| Frank X. (Ace) Acevedo Los Angeles, CA | I was an Aviation Antisubmare Warfare Technician 2nd Class in VS-22 from March 1964 to June 1966. One thing I remember was removing the dome on on top of the aircraft. The antenna serial number was needed for inventory. Our squadron won an "E" with S2Fs!! Later we got the S2Es. The MAD equipment, AN/ASQ-8 then later the AN/ASQ-10, was my specialty. I loved working on that thing. I was supposed to use an APU to power the a/c in order to extend the MAD boom but sometimes I used the a/c's battery. We were not to use the battery! SURPRISE!! I attended the VS-22's disestablishment ceremony at Jacksonville in 2009. I think it was in 2009. I met one of my skippers, Russell Volmer!
If anyone has pictures of the squadron, please email me them. 05/24/2013 @ 17:02 [ref: 67835] |
| Thomas Beckius , FL | My first assignment was ATU-402 and my last was VT-27
as plane capt. I was assigned to 133123 (I think that was it) for most of that time. Spent a little time in Dispatch. That was when they took her away and said she was going to bone yard. Three months later they brought her back but with two different engines, one Pratt and one Lycoming. Did not change her spirit at all plus she got me out of Dispatch. 03/09/2013 @ 09:49 [ref: 67653] |
| Paul Fleischmann , IN | Went to the Navy museum in Pensacola Aug. 20012. There is at least one "Stoof" inside the main bldg. 01/21/2013 @ 05:55 [ref: 67512] |
| Lee W. Moore Felton, DE | For Kim-NV. I have the Cruise books for both Cruises on the Kearsarge. My E-Mail LMlemr@aol.com 02/09/2012 @ 11:23 [ref: 52472] |
| Lee W. Moore Felton, DE | I was assigned to VS-21 from Training October,1958. After our first Cruise on the Kearsarge in 1959, some of us were taken from VS-21 to make a sister Squadron VS-29. Both Squadrons then went on a Cruise again on the Kearsarge 1961-62. After returning I moved to the East Coast to NAS Johnsville, Pa. I still maintain contact with friends from both Squadron. The last time I was at the museum at NAS Pensacola, there were a few S2F's in the back lot. I assume they are gone by now. 02/08/2012 @ 11:11 [ref: 52448] |
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