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Aircraft Operated from U. S. Aircraft Carriers

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)




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
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


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

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
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 Adobe PDF File Link to Adobe download page
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