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Nicknamed the "COD" for its Carrier Onboard Delivery mission, the Grumman C-2A Greyhound is a carrier-based transport capable of carrying a mix of 10,000 pounds of high-priority cargo and passengers.
Grumman C2A Greyhound
While the older C-2s were withdrawn from service by 1987, those of the second batch remain in use, and two C-2 Greyhounds equip each carrier air wing. Plans had called for the C-2 to be replaced by a new plane called the Common Support Aircraft, but that effort appears to have been shelved. The C-2 will likely remain in service until at least 2020.
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The Grumman C-2A Greyhound is a twin-engine, high-wing cargo aircraft, designed to perform the COD (Carrier Onboard Delivery) mission: it carries equipment, passengers (including occasional.
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Current Aircraft Inventory A-6 Intruder AH-1W Super Cobra and UH-1N Huey AV-8B Harrier II C-12 C-130 Hercules C-2A Greyhound C-20D/G Gulfstream III/IV C-40A Clipper C-9 Skytrain II.
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The C-2 greyhound aircraft is a high-wing carrier on-board delivery (COD) aircraft used by the US Navy. Designed to land on aircraft carriers, the monoplane cargo aircraft provides critical logistics support to carrier strike groups.
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General Characteristics Primary Function: Carrier On-board Delivery (COD) aircraft Contractor: Grumman Corporation Unit Cost: $38.96 million Propulsion: Two Allison T56-A-425 turboprop engines; 4,600 shaft horsepower each Length: 56 feet 10 inches (17.3 meters) Height: 17 feet 2 inches (5.28 meters)
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"This is a significant milestone for Northrop Grumman and the C-2A Greyhound Program," said Jim Culmo, vice president of Airborne Early Warning and Battle Management Command and Control Programs for Northrop Grumman's Aerospace Systems sector. "Since taking its first flight in November 1964, and entering service with the U.S. Navy in 1966.
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File: US Navy 040722-N-5464G-080 Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Abbas Syed of Dallas, Texas, guides a C-2A Greyhound launch bar into a catapult shuttle.jpg From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
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David Cenciotti The C-2A about to be launched from USS Truman. The footage explains what the pilots and handlers are looking for during a real catapult launch. The Grumman C-2A Greyhound is a.
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The C-2 and E-2 shared a common engine platform, the Allison T56. A fine engineโlots of power instantly available. It ran at a constant speed with a variation of -6 to +3.5 RPM. The core runs a.
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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2020) A C-2A Greyhound assigned to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication.
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The C-2A Greyhound is the primary at-sea delivery aircraft for the US Navy to transport personnel and cargo aboard underway aircraft carriers from shore bases. Dubbed the "COD" for Carrier.
162152 US Navy Grumman C2A Greyhound (G123) Photo by Chofu Spotter Aria H Kanzaki ID
Farewell to the Grumman C-2 Greyhound, which has been running supplies at sea for more than 50 years.. Today the C-2A(R)s need to rest. VRC-40's oldest bird (serial number 162144) still flies.
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The first book about the Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound has been published. Through the support of many friends but also through the kind support of the US NAVY the book by Boerries Burkhardt could be published. The book with 102 color pages shows the history of COD and its squadrons. A photo listing of all 39 C-2A of the Reprocured version as well.
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The C-2A Greyhound is the U.S. Navy's carrier-onboard-delivery (COD) aircraft, providing critical logistics support. The C-2A can deliver a payload of up to 10,000 pounds. The cabin can readily accommodate cargo, passengers or both. It is also equipped to accept litter patients in medical evacuation missions.
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The C-2A Greyhound is powered by two Allison T56-A-425 turboprop engines and can deliver a payload of up to 10,000 pounds (4,536kg) or 26 passengers. When required for ship-to-shore medevac operations, the aircraft can accommodate a maximum of three Stokes basket-type litters and three attendants. The Stokes litters are secured on the floor.