USA - Naval aviation and armament
Grumman S2F (S-2) Tracker ASW plane
S2F-1 (S-2A) Tracker
WF-2 (E-1B) Tracer
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| S2F-1, 1962 - S-2A Tracker | ASW plane | 2/1954 - 1959 | 500 +100 export | 3/1984 | 4 seats, 2 Wright R-1820-82 engines (2 x 1525 h. p.), 2182 kg of combat load in hull and on 6 wing points:(2 Mk44 torpedoes or 4 175-kg depth charges, 4 113-kg bombs or 5 127-mm rockets), APS-38 radar |
| S2F-1S, 1962 - S-2B | 140 | additionally AQA-3 Jezebel sonar, acoustic buoys | |||
| S2F-2, 1962 - S-2C | 1959 - 1961 | 77 | can carry Mk90 and Mk101 nuclear depth charges | ||
| S2F-3, 1962 - S-2D | 5/1961 - 1962 | 100 | dimensions and fuel stowage increased, up to 64 acoustic buoys, APS-88A radar | ||
| S-2E | 1962 - 12/1967 | 252 | can carry up to 4 AS-12 ASM | ||
| S-2F | some modified from previous modifications | modernized equipment, new acoustic buoys | |||
| S-2G | some modified from previous modifications | AQA-7 sonar, can carry up to 4 Bullpup ASM | |||
| S-2H | some modified from previous modifications | modernized equipment | |||
| WF-2, 1962 - E-1B Tracer | EW plane | 11/1959 - 12/1961 | 88 | 3/1978 | unarmed, APS-82 radar |
| TF-1, 1962 - C-1A Trader | cargo plane | 10/1955 - 1959 | 87 | 4/1985 | 2 pilots, 9 passengers, without radar and armament |
| Modification | S2F-1 (S-2A) Tracker | WF-2 (E-1B) Tracer | TF-1 (C-1A) Trader |
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Wing span, m |
22.13 | 21.23 | 21.23 |
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Length, m |
13.26 | 12.80 | 12.80 |
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Height, m |
5.06 | ~6 | 4.97 |
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Wings area, m2 |
46.08 | 45.06 | 45.06 |
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Empty mass, kg |
8505 | 7544 | 7544 |
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Full flying-off mass, kg |
13222 | 12247 | 11158 |
| Engine | 2 Wright R-1820-82 | 2 Wright R-1820-82A | 2 Wright R-1820-82 |
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Power, h. p. |
2 õ 1525 | 2 õ 1525 | 2 õ 1525 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 426 | 480 | 451 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | 333 | 430 | 269 |
| Flying range, km | 2094 | 1600 | 1788 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | |||
| Maximal altitude, m | 6400 | 7560 | 7560 |
| Complement | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Armament | 2182 kg of combat load in hull and on 6 wing points:(2 Mk44 torpedoes or 4 175-kg depth charges, 4 113-kg bombs or 5 127-mm rockets) | none | 9 passengers or 3856 kg of cargo |
S-2E Tracker
© Ivan Gogin, 2008