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Grumman J2F Duck

544 ReindeerNevve  7.1 years ago

This is the Grumman J2F "Duck". The Grumman J2F Duck was an American single-engine amphibious biplane. It was used by each major branch of the U.S. armed forces from the mid-1930s until just after World War II, primarily for utility and air-sea rescue duties. It was also used by the Argentine Navy, who took delivery of their first Duck in 1937. After the war, J2F Ducks saw service with independent civilian operators, as well as the armed forces of Colombia and Mexico. The J2F was an improved version of the earlier JF Duck, with its main difference being a longer float. The United States Coast Guard worked with North South Polar, Inc. to recover a J2F-4 Duck, serial number V-1640, downed in a storm on a Greenland glacier on 29 November 1942. Two Coast Guard airmen, Lt. John A. Pritchard and Radioman Benjamin A. Bottoms, were lost along with a rescued U.S. Army Air Forces passenger from a downed B-17 searching for a downed C-53 with five on board. The three men of the Duck are presumed to still be entombed at the site. North South Polar, under the auspices of the Coast Guard team, located the aircraft in August 2012 resting 38 feet beneath the surface of the ice sheet.
In real life there are not wheels under the wing floaters, and the main wheels go up into the fuselage. 100% Real.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 38.7ft (11.8m)
  • Length 34.0ft (10.4m)
  • Height 14.5ft (4.4m)
  • Empty Weight 23,291lbs (10,564kg)
  • Loaded Weight 25,525lbs (11,577kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.078
  • Wing Loading 57.2lbs/ft2 (279.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 446.0ft2 (41.4m2)
  • Drag Points 6257

Parts

  • Number of Parts 103
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 425