Modern: 1960 - Present
C-2 Greyhound
Manufacturer: Grumman Aerospace
Type: Transport (Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD))
Operated By: U.S. Navy
First Flight: 18 November 1964
In Service: 1966
Variants: C-2A - Original contract. 19 delivered beginning in 1966, overhauled in 1973.
C-2A(R) - "Reprocured"; aircraft acquired under a new contract, not modified from original airframes. Includes upgraded electronics and improved airframe.
Retired: C-2A, 1987; C-2A(R) in service
Number Built: 58; 19 C-2A, 39 C-2A(R)
Type: Transport (Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD))
Operated By: U.S. Navy
First Flight: 18 November 1964
In Service: 1966
Variants: C-2A - Original contract. 19 delivered beginning in 1966, overhauled in 1973.
C-2A(R) - "Reprocured"; aircraft acquired under a new contract, not modified from original airframes. Includes upgraded electronics and improved airframe.
Retired: C-2A, 1987; C-2A(R) in service
Number Built: 58; 19 C-2A, 39 C-2A(R)
Technical Data: C-2A(R) Greyhound
Crew: 2 pilots
Length (feet): 56 feet, 10 inches
Wingspan: 80 feet, 7 inches; wing area 700 sq. ft.
Height: 15 feet, 10.5 inches
Weight: 33,746 pounds empty; 49,394 pounds loaded; 54,354 pounds maximum takeoff
Length (feet): 56 feet, 10 inches
Wingspan: 80 feet, 7 inches; wing area 700 sq. ft.
Height: 15 feet, 10.5 inches
Weight: 33,746 pounds empty; 49,394 pounds loaded; 54,354 pounds maximum takeoff
Powerplant: 2 Allison T56-A-425 turboprop
Speed: 251 knots @ 28,700 ft. (cruise); 300 knots @ 12,000 ft. (maximum); 82 knots (stall at idle power)
Ceiling: 33,500 feet; rate of climb 2,610 fthttp://i572.photobucket.com/albums/ss162/RustyBill/website/min.
Range: 1,300 nautical miles
Capacity: 10,000lb cargo; 26 passengers; 12 litter patients
Speed: 251 knots @ 28,700 ft. (cruise); 300 knots @ 12,000 ft. (maximum); 82 knots (stall at idle power)
Ceiling: 33,500 feet; rate of climb 2,610 fthttp://i572.photobucket.com/albums/ss162/RustyBill/website/min.
Range: 1,300 nautical miles
Capacity: 10,000lb cargo; 26 passengers; 12 litter patients
Notes
The C-2 is a major variant of the E-2 Hawkeye AEW aircraft. It uses the same wing, engines and tail section, but has a wider fuselage that includes a rear loading ramp.
Last C-2A(R) of 39 delivered in 1990; fleet is currently undergoing a service life extention program (SLEP) to extend operational lifetime to 2015. SLEP consists of both structural and electronic upgrades.
No replacement aircraft is currently in development.
References & Sources
| Wikipedia - C-2 Greyhound |
  U.S. Navy photos |
Boeing/British Aerospace AV-8B Harrier II Light Attack/Multi-Role Fighter-Bomber |
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| Crew: 1 pilot | Operated By: USMC, Britain, Spain, Italy | |
| First Flight: YAV-8B, 9 November 1978 | In Service: 12 January 1985 (AV-8B), June 1993 (AV-8B+) | |
| Retired: | Number Built: | |
| Technical Data for: AV-8B+ Harrier II Plus | ||
| Powerplant: One Rolls Royce Pegasus 105 vectored-texthrust turbofan | Speed: 675 mph at sea level | |
| Ceiling: unknown; rate of climb 14,700 feet/minute | Range: 1,200 nautical miles operational; 1,800 nautical miles ferry | |
| Length (feet): 46 feet 4 inches | Wingspan: 30 feet 4 inches; area 243.4 sq.ft.; supercritical airfoil | |
| Height: 11 feet 8 inches | Weight: 14,865 pounds empty; 22,950 pounds loaded; 31,000 pounds max takeoff (horizontal); 20,755 pounds max takeoff (vertical) | |
| Weapons: 1 GAU-12U Equalizer 25mm cannon (left pod) with 300 rounds ammunition (right pod); 7 pylons (3 each wing, 1 centerline) configurable to carry bombs or missiles. Weapons may include iron bombs, cluster bombs, laser-guided bombs, napalm cannisters, AGM-65 Maverick TV-guided missiles, AIM-9 Sidewinder infrared missiles, AIM-120 AMRAAM radar-guided missiles | ||
| Variants: AV-8A - Original development YAV-8B - Prototype; 2 converted from -8A AV-8B Harrier II - Day attack AV-8B+ - Current model; similar to -8D with the addition of APG-65 radar from the early F/A-18 Hornet AV-8C - Upgraded -8A AV-8D - Night attack version; NAVFLIR, upgraded cockpit and Rolls Royce Pegasus II engine TAV-8B - Two-seat trainer GR5/7/7A/9/9A - British variants Spain and Italy fly U.S. or British models |
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| Notes: Originally developed by Hawker-Siddley (Britain) and McDonnell-Douglas (U.S.) as a joint project, designated AV-8A. Program cancelled due to cost overruns and problems with the powerplant. Development continued by McDonnell-Douglas, resulting in AV-8B. Currently manufactured by Boeing/BAE. Seen in the James Bond movie "The Living Daylights" and the Arnold Schwarzenegger spy thriller "True Lies" Detailed technical data available from the U.S. Naval Historical Center  
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