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S-2 Tracker
First Flight
December 4, 1952
Location
Vietnam Hangar Ramp
Dimensions & Capacity
Crew: 4
Length: 43 ft 6 in (13.26 m)
Wingspan: 72 ft 7 in (22.12 m)
Height: 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
Empty Weight: 18,315 lb (8,308 kg)
Max Take Off Weight: 23,435 lb (10,630 kg)
Performance
Speed: 243 kn (280 mph, 450 km/h) at sea level
Service Ceiling: 22,000 ft (6,700 m)
Range: 1,173 nmi (1,350 mi, 2,172 km)
Airworthiness
Static Aircraft
Armament
Bombs: 4,800 lb (2,200 kg) of payload could be carried in the internal bomb bay and on 6 × under-wing hardpoints
Torpedoes: Mk. 41, Mk. 43, Mk. 34, Mk. 44, or Mk. 46
Depth Charges: Mk. 54 or naval mines
Loan Status
This aircraft is owned by the Valiant Air Command
The Grumman S-2 Tracker (S2F prior to 1962) was the first purpose-built, single airframe anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft to enter service with the United States Navy. Designed and initially built by Grumman, the Tracker was of conventional design — propeller-driven with twin radial engines, a high wing that could be folded for storage on aircraft carriers, and tricycle undercarriage. The type was exported to a number of navies around the world. Introduced in 1952, the Tracker and its E-1 Tracer derivative saw service in the U.S. Navy until the mid-1970s, and its C-1 Trader derivative until the mid-1980s, with a few aircraft remaining in service with other air arms into the 21st century. Argentina and Brazil are the last countries to still use the Tracker.
