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Description
| Notes: CARRIER-BASED light transport providing logistic support for fleet operations (3 CREW) . | |||
| Manufacturer: | Grumman |
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| Base model: | C-2 | ||
| Designation: | C-2 | ||
| Version: | A | ||
| Nickname: | Greyhound | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | ||
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | ||
| Basic role: | Transport | ||
Specifications
| Length: | 56' 10" | 17.3 m | |
| Height: | 15' 10" | 4.8 m | |
| Wingspan: | 80' 7" | 24.5 m | |
| Wingarea: | 700.0 sq ft | 65.0 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 36,340 lb | 16,480 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 54,350 lb | 24,648 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Allison T56-A-8B | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 4050 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 1,200 miles | 1,932 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 299 mph | 481 km/h | 260 kt |
| Max Speed: | 357 mph | 574 km/h | 310 kt |
| Climb: | 2,610 ft/min | 795 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 33,500 ft | 10,210 m | |
Operators (Past and Present)
| USN | VAW-110 | Miramar | CA |
| USN | VAW-120 | Norfolk | VA |
| USN | VR-24 | Sigonella | Sicily |
| USN | VRC-30 | North Island | CA |
| USN | VRC-40 | Norfolk | VA |
| USN | VRC-50 | Cubi Point | RP |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| tristan lock norfolk, VA | been working at VRC-40 for the last 4 years and love these birds. fighter guys will make fun all day long, but these are great birds, and cods are the best community. we're getting np2000 8-blade props on some birds right now, but engines are still the same. very cool stuff. ill always be a cod guy 11/30/2008 @ 05:46 [ref: 23166] |
| Kurt Dismukes Clinton, NC | Was stationed in the P.I with the FooDogs from 1983-1986. Went over there as a regular ground pounder. POD came out asking for vol's to become COD crewman. David Defonzo (I think he was a framer)and myself got accepted into the squadron program. Left for NACCS in Sept 83 and SERE school following P'cola. Charlie MacMolin and Bill Murphy I'm always thankful to. Left the P.I in March of 86 and came back stateside. Colder then a witchs tit in Norfolk I remember. Became the Transport flight crew plane captain NATOPS Eval, low/high power Eval and from there history. Run across J.T Defevers then. Then again in Tinker with TACAMO. Glad I did it. Don't miss it. 10/26/2008 @ 14:34 [ref: 22932] |
| Kurt Dismukes Clinton, NC | Was stationed in the P.I with the FooDogs from 1983-1986. Went over there as a regular ground pounder. POD came out asking for vol's to become COD crewman. David Defonzo (I think he was a framer)and myself got accepted into the squadron program. Left for NACCS in Sept 83 and SERE school following P'cola. Charlie MacMolin and Bill Murphy I'm always thankful to. Left the P.I in March of 86 and came back stateside. Colder then a witchs tit in Norfolk I remember. Became the Transport flight crew plane captain NATOPS Eval, low/high power Eval and from there history. Run across J.T Defevers then. Then again in Tinker with TACAMO. Glad I did it. Don't miss it. 10/26/2008 @ 14:32 [ref: 22931] |
| Robert Beagle Conneaut, OH | Spent a few good years with VRC-30 as a loadmaster from 1988-1991. Lots of good times and memories were made in and around the loveable COD and took two trips around Cape Horn; one was on the Lincoln. Sometimes I think I still hear the air boss yelling over the 1MC "Get that thing off my deck" but I don't ever remember anyone complaining about getting the mail, a fresh gallon of milk or the newspaper. 10/14/2008 @ 15:19 [ref: 22856] |
| Tom Rhodes Lake Wales, FL | Spent a lot of good times in C2s in Atsugi, & PI, with couple of Danang trips, in VRC 50 1968-70. Pulled mostly tool room duty and some flight line with turn up lic. Stayed in Cubi most of time. 08/19/2008 @ 05:58 [ref: 22490] |
| William Murphy , TN | Flew as a C-2 Plane Captain/Loadmaster from Dec 74 to Oct 88. Had flight time in all of the last 12 remaining original C-2's and 7 of the reprocured. Flew in VRC-50 Dec 74 - May of 78 and Oct of 81 - Oct of 88. Flew in VR-24 from June of 78 to June of 81. Have many great memories of flying and working in both squadrons. Any one from 50 or 24 drop me a line. 06/20/2008 @ 17:24 [ref: 21566] |
| JAMES ALIFF ASHLAND, KY | FLEW IN C-2 FOR (89 TO 05) FIFTEEN YEARS AS A CREWMAN. WAS DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH ON VRC40 AND CAME ACROSS THIS SITE. SEEN SOME OLD FAMILIAR NAMES AND IT STIRS UP ALOT OF GOOD MEMORIES. NEVER FORGET MY TIME WELL SPENT IN THE COD. 05/23/2008 @ 16:25 [ref: 20997] |
| Kevin Kane Phila., PA | Hey all- I was aircrew on the C-2A in San Diego, VRC-30... Awesome job, fanstatic people... served from 84-90... had my first flight on the old C-1 then we tranistioned to the C-2's. Rode a Greyhound from CA to VA down around Cape Horn in South America following and supporting the Carl Vinson along its way. If anyone knows of any loadmaster or plane capt.s from that era have them send me a line. 05/11/2008 @ 09:11 [ref: 20849] |
| John C. Pini Norwalk, CT | I was in VRC 50 from AUG. 20,1967 TO AUG.30, 1969
Did some flying in C2S loved the P.I fun place to be when u are in your teens . Ijust retried from the railroad ( AMTRAK ) after 37years Just seems like yester day i was in VRC 50 an starded working on the railroad iam (60 years old ) good luck to everyone John C Pini 04/29/2008 @ 09:52 [ref: 20746] |
| Yuri G. Rivera Santa Barbara, CA | I flew for about 35-40 minutes from SBA to the USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 in this aircraft as a visitor/reporter. It was a incredible soft landing. A wonderful experience for a civilian that loves aircrafts. Best Regards 02/25/2008 @ 19:48 [ref: 19780] |
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