The Grumman C-2 Greyhound is a twin-engine, high-wing cargo aircraft designed to carry supplies, mail, and passengers to and from aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. Its primary mission is carrier onboard delivery (COD). The aircraft provides critical logistics support to carrier strike groups. Background The C-2A Greyhound replaced the piston-engine powered C-1 Trader in the Carrier On-board Delivery role.The first of two prototypes flew in 1964 and production began the following year.
Grumman C2A Greyhound (G123) USA Navy Aviation Photo 1174409
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. 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. The C-2 greyhound aircraft is a high-wing carrier on-board delivery (COD) aircraft used by the US Navy. Designed to land Type Carrier On-board Delivery (COD) aircraft Production Started 1965 (C2), 1984 (C-2A), 1985 (Reprocured C-2A) First Delivered 1968 (C2), 1984 (C-2A), 1990 (Reprocured C-2A) Variants C-2, C-2A and C-2 (R) Operator US Navy Expand 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.
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The Navy "reprocured" the Grumman C-2A Greyhound aircraft used to carry cargo and passengers out to aircraft carriers. Nineteen were bought in the late sixties to replace the aging C-l in the "carrier onboard delivery", or "COD", role. In the 1980s the Navy bought 39 more, and the first to receive the reprocured C-2As was Fleet Logistics. The Grumman YC-2A Greyhound prototype (BuNo 148147), during its first flight on Nov. 18, 1964. This aircraft was also the E-2A Hawkeye prototype, which had been converted to the C-2A. The venerable C-2 Greyhound entered the fleet in 1966, but the current U.S. Navy fleet of C-2As were acquired in the mid-1980s. National Museum of Naval Aviation. The Grumman C-2 Greyhound was first flown in 1964 and entered service with the US Navy in 1966. Cobatfor. Grumman designed the Grumman C-2 Greyhound as a replacement for the C-1 Trader, which had been in service since the 1950s. The C-2 Greyhound was designed to be more reliable, faster, and have a greater payload capacity than the C-1 Trader. 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-2 Greyhound was developed from the successful Grumman E-2 Hawkeye. Whereas the latter was a dedicated carrier-based Airborne Early Warning platform, the Greyhound was evolved into a carrier-based transport featuring a proper role classification of "Carrier Onboard Delivery" or COD. The C-2 Greyhound is a humble, heavy-duty workhorse for the U.S. Navy, operating on frantic flight decks and delivering over 1,000 tons of cargo to aircraft.
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. Farewell to the Grumman C-2 Greyhound, which has been running supplies at sea for more than 50 years. Zach Rosenberg October 2019 About to land on the Truman in the Persian Gulf during the.
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Grumman C-2A Greyhound. The C-2 Greyhound is a twin-engine transport aircraft, designed to provide critical logistics support to aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. Its primary mission is carrier onboard delivery (COD). It debuted with FlightGear 1.9.0 in December 2008. Bulbous nose and windscreen of a C-2 Greyhound C-2 about to be launched by steam catapult with a jet blast deflector behind Aft view of a C-2 showing its cargo doors as the plane is accelerated by the catapult Forward view of a Grumman C-2 in flight Bulky fuselage and aft cargo ramp of a C-2 COD flying over the ocean C-2 Greyhound landing on a.
