Vintage 1953 grumman s2f 1 by gruman aircraft print 20x16. Grumman s2 s2f tracker specifications technical data. In the late 1940s, the us navy finalized its ideas on a carrierbased submarine hunterkiller aircraft. Grumman s design model g89 was for a large highwing monoplane with twin wright cyclone r1820 nine cylinder radial engines, a yoke type arrestor hook and a crew of four. While we wait for a fix, the following has been added below. The grumman s2f tracker was developed in 1952 to replace hunterkiller aircraft in antisubmarine warfare operations. S2f tracker grumman s2f1 tracker conair turbo firecat france securite. The fsx s2f 3 is fully fsx compatible and takes advantage of several fsxonly features, including bump and specular mapping. In 1994 grumman corporation merged with the defense contractor northrop corporation to become northrop grumman.
Navy aircraft that established the firms reputation for outstanding aeronautical. The grumman s2 tracker s2f prior to 1962 was the first purposebuilt, single airframe. Grumman s2f 1, 2 flight handbook manual, navair 0185saa1, 1956. For use with a single screen and uniquely offers a 2d triple screen 3840 x 1024 resolution cockpit display. After building 11,489 antisubmarine warfare avengers, guardians and its followon s2f twinengine trackers, grumman lost the next navy asw carrier aircraft competition on august 1, 1969, to the lockheed s3a viking. The grumman s2f was designed to meet this role and first flew in 1952. Grumman x29 pilot pocket check list experimental forward swept wing aircraft. Two prototypes were produced and these were followed by fifteen developmental airframes. Gpa has grumman pilots a youtube channel with many videos of maintenance on our planes. Grumman s2f1 mid america aviation museum in liberal, ks this was. The grumman s2 tracker previously s2f prior to 1962 was the first purposebuilt, single airframe antisubmarine warfare asw aircraft to enter service with the u.
Its only impossible until you do it at northrop grumman defining possible through your career in science, technology and engineering learn more. Original aircraft design by emmanuel geffroy included. The f8f entered service just as the war ended, so no bearcats saw combat against the japanese. Grumman s2 tracker marsh aviation cal fire youtube. The grumman s2f, nicknamed the stoof, revolutionized carrierbased antisubmarine warfare. This is how grummans s2 stoof became the ultimate jack.
The grumman s2 tracker previously s2f was the first purposebuilt, single airframe antisubmarine warfare asw aircraft to enter service with the us navy. Fsx grumman s2f3 tracker eagle rotorcraft simulations. Models include g21a goose, g44 widgeon, ag cat, hu16, tbm3 avenger, f8f2 bearcat, and fm2 wildcat. The grumman s2 tracker s2f prior to 1962 was the first purposebuilt, single airframe antisubmarine warfare asw aircraft to enter service with the united states navy.
Resurrected us navy traders to serve on brazilian aircraft carrier, 23 december 2014. The grumman corporation of bethpage, new york, has been one of the handful of military aircraft builders since the 1940s. Update version 2 corrects the proper installation of gauges and replaces the earlier version. Each piece is carved from wood and handpainted to provide a piece youll love. The wf2 was the third member of the grumman family of radial enginepowered propellerdriven carrierbased workhorses along with the s2f later s2a tracker antisubmarine warfare aircraft and the tf1 later c1a trader carrier onboard delivery variant. For use with a single screen and uniquely offers a 2d dualscreen 2560 x 1024 resolution cockpit display. The grumman s2f tracker was the first antisubmarine warfare aircraft that combined the search and attack functions into one vehicle. Fsx native upgrade by eagle rotorcraft simulations. Usn grumman s2f 1 ts2a tracker aircraft pilot landing gear selector. The grumman s 2f tracker was the first antisubmarine warfare aircraft that combined the search and attack functions into one vehicle. An awac version of this grumman, the e1b tracer, can be found at the new england air museum near hartford, ct. Grumman s s2 tracker was the first purposebuilt carrierbased antisubmarine warfare asw aircraft in the world. It was a conventional design and initially built by grumman.
In 1952 the united states navy typed this aircraft the xs2f1 tracker and flew it for. The grumman aircraft engineering corporation of bethpage, new york, was one of the most important builders of military aircraft in the 20th century. See more ideas about aircraft, aviation and military aircraft. This page details the development and operational history of the grumman s2 tracker s2f antisubmarine warfare asw aircraft including technical specifications and pictures. At the same time the navy was working on a request for proposals for just such an aircraft and grumman offered their new design as a.
If you find the information presented on this website helpful or useful, then please. Although i was no longer director of business development, i was sent by the grumman president to washington to find out why. In other words, the navys first complete antisubmarine warfare asw aircraft. Military helicopter military police military weapons us navy aircraft air force aircraft royal australian navy experimental aircraft commercial aircraft united states navy the sikorsky mh60 seahawk is a navalisedversion version of the sikorsky uh60 blackhawk multi role helicopter family. A log and archive of past years and out of date s2f, c1a and wf2 events, photos, and home page articles. Usa s2f trackers grumman s2fs2 tracker c1 trader e1. Fixing a grumman fuel tank leak or how i spent my summer vacation enough people have asked me about my recent fueltank repair project that i figured its time for a web site. A highly successful design, the tracker series of aircraft flew over 22 years in the active us navy. Make offer grumman us navy f14 tomcat anytime, baby sticker circa 1970s. Patch of unknown origin, commemorates grumman s first lunar module, designated apollo 5. Capable of carrying a mark torpedo or 2,000 pounds of bombs, the avenger entered service in 1942. Our online store offers variety of aircraft models, military ship models, military.
Augustine, fl were scrapped the first half of 2011. Package includes one aircraft with two beautifully crafted exterior liveries, a great flight model, authentic custom radial sounds, and custom panels with aircraft. Northrop grumman custom military patch patchsuperstore. This page details the development and operational history of the grumman s2 tracker s2f antisubmarine warfare asw aircraft including.
Media in category grumman s2 tracker united states navy the following 200 files are in this category, out of 214 total. Development, testing, variants, and foreign users naval fighters thomason, tommy, kowalski, bob on. Designed and initially built by grumman, the tracker was of conventional design propellerdriven with twin radial engines, a high wing that could be folded for storage on aircraft carriers, and tricycle undercarriage. A texture set of the grumman s2f 3 tracker aircraft operated by vx1. Developmental models carried the designation of ys2f1 up until 1962. This aircraft release is one of seven aircraft in a series that will be released. Grumman us navy f14 tomcat anytime, baby sticker circa 1970s. The grumman tbf avenger was a torpedobomber developed for the us navy that saw extensive service during world war ii. United states navy was the grumman s2 tracker s2f prior to 1962 aircraft. Original vintage nasa grumman lm lunar module testing worker patch rare. For a detailed look at the grumman ironworks aircraft, just click on the aircraft name and you will be taken to a brief history, technical data, 3sideview and photos. This section contains previous years s2f, c1 and eb1 events the website that were previously on the welcome page. The tracker was the first twin engine aircraft to be routinely operated off the navys small escort and light carriers.
The s2f tracker operated by the collings foundation is under maintenance and restoration by the hardworking and dedicated volunteers of the collings foundation in houston, tx. Another grumman c1a trader can be found at the delaware valley historical aircraft association in willow grove, pa. This paint represents s2f 3, buno 147873, of the air development squadron one based at nas key west boca chica florida, as it was in 1968. From the companys beginning in 1930, through the end of world war ii, grumman designed and built several u. First developed for fs2004 by milton shupe, this fsx grumman s2f 3 is an fsx native upgrade to the original. Grumman s2 tracker s2f antisubmarine warfare asw aircraft. Patch of unknown origin, commemorates grummans first lunar module, designated apollo 5. As of january it is being promoted on warbird depot. By milton shupe, george arana, brandon filer, simouthouse. This item is sold for historical and reference only. Databases containing descriptions of over 1 airliner writeoffs, hijackings and military aircraft accidents. Previous carrierbased asw aircraft included the tbf avenger converted torpedo aircraft and the af guardian which took two aircraft to perform the asw mission one with the sensors hunter and the other with the weapons killer. However, while this program went on to produce the antisubmarine warfareminded s2f 1 tracker, the tf1 trader was born from the s2f tracker as was the wf2 tracer.
Grumman s2f 1, 2 tf1 illustrated parts breakdown manual, an 0185saa4, 1958. These are either original or copies of manuals and blueprints used when these aircraft were in active duty, now transferred into electronic format. The canadians operated their trackers designated cs2f and later cp121 from both shore bases and the canadian aircraft carrier hmcs bonaventure rml22. Grumman s2f 1t of 402 atu suffers power loss on both engines over the gulf of.
Test 158 was conducted during two tunnel entries in 1959 may and sept. The tracker combined the functions of detection and attack into one airframe, and quickly etablished itself as the navys front line carrier based asw aircraft. New generation navy attack planes united aircraft ad 1955 a3d a4d grumman s2f. Here is the grumman s2 tracker modelers online reference onestop resource for photos, kits, details, and references. The grumman s2 s2f tracker was developed and first flown in 1952 to replace hunterkiller aircraft for antisubmarine warfare operations. Augustine record, 2011 the planes were demolished and sold as scrap metal. Designed in 1951 to a navy specification calling for an aircraft capable of performing both the hunter and killer role in asw, grumman was awarded a contract for the g89 design on june 30, 1950, with the first prototype xs2f1 flying on december 4, 1952.
Grumman aircraft aviation homebuilt 4 position fuel selector valve. Please note that some brands are listed separately in the list below. Navy fighter planes that were highly dependable and resilient. Grumman was the navys prime aircraft manufacturer in the early 1940s and most of its business came from the. Stoofs would go on to serve with the usn for 32 years, and are only now being replaced by some foreign operators today. This s2f1, owned and operated by the cavanaugh flight museum is now available for airshows. This is an alphabetical listing of the topic tags used in the forums, so you can select a specific topic tag e. My reference book doesnt tell where they cut, though. Both the two prototypes xs2f1 and 15 production aircraft, s2f 1 were ordered at the same time, on 30 june 1950. Grumman tracker s2f firebomber with dual monitor panel.
A few historic images of nas squantum and nas south. The first single airframe to provide a dedicated antisubmarine capability to enter service with the united states navy was the grumman s2 tracker s2f prior to 1962 aircraft. Grummans s2 tracker formerly known as the s2f the nickname came from s2f for stoof grummans tracker was the navys first platform which served as a submarine detection and weapons platform similtaneously. Package includes one aircraft with two beautifully crafted exterior liveries, a great flight model, authentic custom radial sounds, and custom panels with aircraft specific gauges, and easytoread clickable virtual cockpits. Grumman tracker kits or plans i was given a set of plans today for a control line grumman tracker, wingspan 64.
The tracker combined both functions in one aircraft. The grumman a6 intruder was a twinjet, midwing, allweather attack aircraft designed to replace the pistonengined douglas a1 skyraider. Grumman s2 tracker s2f antisubmarine warfare asw aircraft the grumman s2 tracker was. The tbf was the heaviest singleengine aircraft used in the conflict and possessed a formidable defensive armament. The grumman s2 tracker tracer was the first aircraft asw antisubmarine warfare in combination detection sensors such as weapons in a single plane. Flight simulator x plane spotlight grumman s2f1 tracker. Us grumman s2f tracker aircraft approaches uss valley. It was designed specifically for united states navy who named s2f in 1962 it redesignated s2.
Grumman s2 tracker model fly again in this handcrafted wooden s2 tracker model. The grumman s2f 1 later s2 tracker entered united states navy usn service with vs26 ready squadron during february of 1954. Im bluejay adametz, and ive owned the subject tiger since 1986 with a little help from a bank. Grumman designed the aircraft to be used for antisubmarine warfareasw, with a large highwing monoplane with twin wright cyclone radial engines with the idea to combine the roles the avenger and guardian were. Export orders for the grumman g36 had been placed in 1939, when france purchased 81. Although it was a superlative aircraft, the rise of jet fighters ended the bearcats career as a u. It approaches the ship at 45 degree angle and lands on the deck of uss valley forge cvs45. Grumman e1b wf2 tracer grumman began work on modifying the s2f tracker into an airborne radar platform in 1955 as a company funded project. Douglas a3 skywarrior patches doulglas a4 skyhawk patches north american a5 vigilante patches grumman a6 intruder patches mcdonnell douglas av8 harrier patches grumman c1 trader patces.
In september 1962, all usn s2f types were redesignated s2s. The type was exported to a number of navies around the world. For example, lockheed and lockheed martin are considered two separate listings in the military factory database. Paul newman profile all galleries manufacturers aircraft patches grumman a6 intruder patches tree view thumbnails slideshow. Naval aircraft factory n3n yellow perils such as these examples parked out in front of the operations building at nas squantum just before the second world war were the mainstay of the flight training program operated on the base between the late 1930s and 1943. The grumman s2 tracker also s2f tracker antisubmarine warfare asw aircraft from the u. This gives a record of changes in ownership, etc as i learned of them. Make offer vintage 1953 grumman s2f 1 by gruman aircraft print 20x16. Grumman s2 tracker united states navy from wikimedia commons, the free media repository. Sep 22, 2015 after graduating from parson school of design in new york city i spent two years working for small design studios before being employed by the long island defense contractor, grumman aerospace corporation.
The grumman aircraft engineering corporation, later grumman aerospace corporation, was a leading 20th century u. All results related to grumman s2 tracker found on 80 scale modeling websites and the scalemates kit database. Introduction the grumman s2f s2 tracker survivors website will keep an update on the grumman tracker series of aircraft that still exist, which includes the. The basic airframe would be adapted to create an airborne early warning version the wf2 or willie fudd. Northrop grumman custom military patch previous all photos. Designed and initially built by grumman, the tracker was of conventional design with twin engines, a high wing and tricycle undercarriage. Us grumman s2f tracker aircraft approaches a ship at 90 degree angle. Usa s2f s2 trackers know to be scraped listed in numerical order by us navy bureau number the trackers that were located at st. Table of grumman s navy aircraft this table gives a quick overview on all of grumman s us navy aircraft since 1931. This was to make them fit in the hangars of the hmcs bonaventure aircraft carrier. Browse our inventory of new and used grumman aircraft for sale near you at. Aim of the game was to create a version that was easier to.
There are a total of 60 grumman company chronological aircraft list product entries in the military factory. Both the two prototypes xs2f1 and 15 production aircraft, s2f1 were ordered at the same time, on 30 june 1950. The grumman s2 tracker is a twinengined fourseat antisubmarine warfare asw aircraft produced by the usamerican manufacturer grumman aircraft engineering corporation. Canadian trackers were given a servicelife update in the mid1960s, with substantial. Grumman s2fs2 tracker c1 trader e1 tracer repository. The wf designation quickly branded the aircraft with the nickname willy fudd. A complete update of the cockpit 2d, vc and performance. Grumman s2f s2f 1 tracker the grumman s2f 1 tracker entered service with the united states navy in february 1954 replacing grumman avengers and guardians in the antisubmarine role. Grumman began work on modifying the s2f tracker into an airborne radar platform in 1955 as a company funded project. The worlds first variablesweep combat aircraft, the xf10f1 was designed as a transonic singleseat shipboard fighter with. Fsx grumman tracker s2f firebomber fly away simulation. The grumman s2f tracker was one of the more prominent tools of western naval. Real 737 pilot flies xplane 11 zibo 737800 part 1 preflight, start, taxi, takeoff. The grumman s2 tracker previously s2f prior to 1962 was the first purpose built, single airframe antisubmarine warfare asw aircraft to enter service with.