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Description
| Notes: S-2D equipped with asw tactical navigation system (AN/ASN-30) (4 CREW) . | ||
| Manufacturer: | Grumman | |
| Base model: | S-2 | |
| Designation: | S-2 | |
| Version: | E | |
| Nickname: | Tracker | |
| Equivalent to: | S2F-3S | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Anti-Submarine | |
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Specifications
| Length: | 43' 6" | 13.2 m | |
| Height: | 16' 7" | 5.0 m | |
| Wingspan: | 72' 7" | 22.1 m | |
| Wingarea: | 499.0 sq ft | 46.3 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 19,033 lb | 8,631 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 26,867 lb | 12,184 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Wright R-1820-82WA | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1525 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 920 miles | 1,481 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 150 mph | 241 km/h | 130 kt |
| Max Speed: | 251 mph | 404 km/h | 218 kt |
| Climb: | 1,830 ft/min | 548 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 20,100 ft | 6,126 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| National Museum of Naval Aviation | NAS Pensacola | Florida |
S-2E on display
National Museum of Naval Aviation |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Dave Conley Tracy, CA | ADR3 on S2's at NAS North Island VC-3 from 12/65 to 9/68. Work Center 110 check crew. Also line trouble shooter on the 1820's for a time. NATOPS only required one qualified pilot on board in VFR conditions. After survival school (which sucked) I have 150 hours right seat time in these work horses. I love the sound of the 1820's.
I'm now a CFII single and multi and love it. 02/03/2008 @ 21:19 [ref: 19543] |
| Bill Cogdill Klamath Falls, OR | I spent 1968 to 1969 in VC-5. I was on the F-8 crew and the Helo crew and the S-2 crew. I went to cubi Pt. twice on the S-2 and ejoyed every minute of it. I wouldn't have traded it for the world. I met some super good friends and had a great time. Wish I could do it again. 07/12/2006 @ 12:21 [ref: 13715] |
| John C. Street Oswego, NY | VC-5 Naha Okinawa 1969-1972. As an ADJ-2 I spent about 2000 hours flying as aircrew in this aircraft. As a utility squadron we towed targets for surface ships to shoot at. We would normally run out 7000 feet of cable and when finished for the day pull in 5000 feet of undamaged cable before cutting it. When we pulled in 500 feet and hit our first knot, you know the boys on the ground we getting pretty darn close to your tail end! That is a thrill I'll never forget!! Great aircraft very dependible! Never leave home without a full belly tank and never let a greenie check it for you!! 05/23/2006 @ 14:20 [ref: 13364] |
| Larrie Louden Louisville, KY | I served in VS-39 from 63-66. I flew both seats and I believe I was one of the last to get my wings qualified in both seats. I made crusies on the ESSEX and the RANDOLPH. I made the winter storm '63 cruise( my first) what an initiation. I think we played a vital part in National Defense because our "Intelligence" thought the Russians had 10 times as many subs and they were ahead of us in Nukes because they didn't worry about losing lives in testing. I was an AX-3(AC) and part of my time was in the Line Div. so I was also a designated Plane Captain. Chief Black, who has an entry on this site was the Leading Chief when I was there and was a good man an asset to the Navy. I flew a lot with LCDR Levenson and LT. Wilson. 01/01/2006 @ 19:20 [ref: 12063] |
| Marvin Copeland , AZ | Air crewed #3 & 4 seats VS-29 1965-1968. Many boring hours punctuated with minutes of shear panic. Made the USS Pueblo
incident then back to Yankee Station. Two westpacs aboard the USS Kearsarge. Found a shits company man with converted air ops 8mm film if anyone is interested. I would be interested in photos of a stoof loaded with rocket pods, 5 inchers, para flares or bull pups like we carried while on Yankee Station. 12/04/2005 @ 20:11 [ref: 11878] |
| ren franse franklin lakes, NJ | Was ATR3 in VS30 Key West 1968-1969, and VS31 Quonset Point 1969-1971. Made two Med cruises aboard Intrepid. Naples, Cannes, Lisbon, Torquay. All Ports of call. Seperated while on cruise through Frankfort Germany through to Fort Dix NJ. in 71. A schools AFUA and ATR in Millington TN, and C schools in Key West. MOst fun was on quals off the FL coast on the Lexington. Pensacola shore based, made hops off the carrier. At night tried to go into town all gray transportation was taken so we stole an NC5 power jeep and tried to ride it in to Pensy. Now those of us who know the NC5 know it can not top 5 MPH and seats 2. There were 6 of us haging off this Jeep, power cables dangling. Of course when we "crashed" the gate they called the SP's. WHat times. We got a good dressing down for that one. Almost as good as the time I woke up on a beach in Key West on shore patrol. Cant really remember how I got there. Key West was great duty too. Lived off base in a trailer shared with two waitresses. Many good stories there, but that was many years ago. Hope you all had as much fun as I did. Now dont get me wrong, I worked hard too, operating and fixing ASN30's, APS 88's, ALD2B's, Magnetic Anomoly Detection, Sniffers for deisels, and other gear I cant remember the names of. Long live STOOFS. Wish I had one in my back yard. Would love to high power one on compass rose again. Just one more time. God Bless all, Ren 05/11/2005 @ 18:43 [ref: 10193] |
| Tom Fisher New Castle, IN | I was an AT2 (Radar) assigned to VS-36 in Norfolk Va from 1959 until my release in 1961. Flew as a crewman on the S2F-1, -2 and -3 off the USS Valley Forge (Happy Valley) and USS Randolph (Rando Cando). Great (and durable) aircraft! Was aboard for the recovery of Liberty Bell 7 (Gus Grissom) in 1961. Would enjoy swapping "war stories" with other VS airdales. 02/07/2005 @ 20:04 [ref: 9388] |
| Richard J Murray Fall River, MA | I served in VS-39 during the Korean war, I arrived at Quonset Point in 1953. We were attached to various carrier groups, Wright, Antietam, Valley Forge. I was an AT-3 but I really loved flying as a crew member, first in the Grumman AF and then in the Grumman S2-F. This was during the cold war and we kept the Russian subs at bay. People who loved the S2-F will find it still flying missions against forest fires in the Southwest. It was one of the most nimble of planes thus an ideal platform for firefighting. 01/18/2005 @ 16:42 [ref: 9175] |
| Jim Black Memphis, TN | I was in VS-39 flying S2D from 1963 to 1967. I was an ATCM/AC (later Changed to AVCM/Ac) I served as squadron Leading Chief and Maintenance Chief and flew both the third and fourth seats.
The s2 aircraft were easy to maintain and lived up to the Grumman tradition being made by the "Iron Works." Jim Black, AVCM/AC usn Retired 09/06/2004 @ 22:56 [ref: 8227] |
| John Bornhofen Grand Rapids, MI | I was in VS-32 during 1957 and 58. We had S2-f's. we were on the Tarawa's shakedown cruise as an ASW carrier in 1957. We were in the big NATO fleet, the biggest fleet in peacetime history. We also partook in Operation Argus, in late 1958, in which Nuclear devices were fired into the atmoshere to verify the existence of the Van Allen Belt. that was done in the South Atlantic below the Antarctic Circle.
Teh palnses were referred to as "Stufes". or "stoofs". 05/29/2002 @ 17:10 [ref: 5025] |
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