USA - Naval aviation and armament
Grumman AF Guardian ASW plane
AF-2S Guardian
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| AF-2S | ASW plane | 10/1950 - 2/1952 | 193 | 8/1955 | 3 seats, 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-48W engines (2 x 2400 h. p.), 1814 kg of bombs or depth charges in hull, 6 127-mm HVAR rockets or 6 113-kg bombs on wing, APS-31 radar |
| AF-2W | EW plane | 10/1950 - 2/1952 | 153 | 4 seats, unarmed, APS-20 radar | |
| AF-3S | ASW plane | 2/1952 - 11/1953 | 40 | as AF-2S with additional magnetic submarine searcher |
| Modification | AF-2S |
|
Wing span, m |
18.29 |
|
Length, m |
13.23 |
|
Height, m |
4.01 |
|
Wings area, m2 |
51.00 |
|
Empty mass, kg |
6613 |
|
Full flying-off mass, kg |
11567 |
| Engine |
2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-48W |
|
Power, h. p. |
2 õ 2400 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 510 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | 267 |
| Flying range, km | 2414 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | 11.7 |
| Maximal altitude, m | 9905 |
| Complement | 3 |
| Armament | 1814 kg of combat load(1 907-kg torpedo or 2 907-kg bombs or 2 726-kg depth charges in hull, 6 127-mm HVAR rockets or 6 113-kg bombs on wing) |
AF-2S Guardian
AF-2W, AF-2S Guardian
© Ivan Gogin, 2008