Grumman Aerospace
Grumman C-1 Trader
Introduction date 1956
First flight 19 January 1955
Retired 1988

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Grumman Aerospace Grumman C-1 Trader 

General information
Type	Carrier onboard delivery
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Grumman
Primary user	United States Navy
Number built	87
History
Introduction date	1956
First flight	19 January 1955
Retired	1988
Developed from	Grumman S-2 Tracker
Developed into	Grumman E-1 Tracer

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History Grumman Aerospace
Grumman C-1 Trader Introduction date 1956
First flight 19 January 1955 Retired 1988 

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project. A large and well-equipped fighter, the F-14 was the first of the American Teen Series fighters, which were designed incorporating air combat experience against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War.

The F-14 first flew on 21 December 1970 and made its first deployment in 1974 with the U.S. Navy aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65), replacing the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. The F-14 served as the U.S. Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defense interceptor, and tactical aerial reconnaissance platform into the 2000s. The Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) pod system was added in the 1990s and the Tomcat began performing precision ground-attack missions

The F-14's fuselage and wings allow it to climb faster than the F-4, while the "twin-tail" empennage (dual vertical stabilizers with ventral fins on the engine nacelles) offers better stability. The F-14 is equipped with an internal 20 mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon mounted on the left side (unlike the Phantom, which was not equipped with an internal gun in the US Navy), and can carry AIM-54 Phoenix, AIM-7 Sparrow, and AIM-9 Sidewinder anti-aircraft missiles. The twin engines are housed in widely spaced nacelles. The flat area of the fuselage between the nacelles is used to contain fuel and avionics systems, such as the wing-sweep mechanism and flight controls, as well as weaponry since the wings are not used for carrying ordnance. By itself, the fuselage provides approximately 40 to 60 percent of the F-14's aerodynamic lifting surface depending on the wing sweep position.The lifting body characteristics of the fuselage allowed one F-14 to safely land after suffering a mid-air collision that sheared off more than half of the plane's right wing in 1991 Wiki Link

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Grumman C-1 Trader Introduction date 1956
First flight 19 January 1955 Retired 1988

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Grumman C-1 Trader Introduction date 1956
First flight 19 January 1955 Retired 1988

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General characteristics

• Crew: 3
• Capacity: 9 pax / 8,500 lb (3,856 kg) payload
• Length: 42 ft (13 m)
• Wingspan: 69 ft 8 in (21.23 m)
• Height: 16 ft 3.5 in (4.97 m)
• Wing area: 485 sq ft (45.1 m²)

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Powerplant

• Empty weight: 16,631 lb (7,544 kg)
• Gross weight: 23,031 lb (10,447 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: (11,158 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Wright R-1820-82WA Cyclone 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1,525 hp (1,137 kW) each

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Specifications

• Maximum speed: 280 mph (450 km/h, 240 kn) at 4,000 ft (1,200 m)
• Cruise speed: (269 km/h, 145 kn)
• Range: 1,110 mi (1,790 km, 960 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 24,800 ft (7,600 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,950 ft/min (10 m/s)
• Wing loading: 47.5 lb/sq ft (232 kg/m²)

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Carrier onboard delivery

• • Grumman S-2 Tracker
  • Grumman E-1 Tracer

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First flight 19 January 1955 Retired 1988

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The Grumman C-1 Trader (TF prior to 1962) is a carrier onboard delivery (COD) variant of the Grumman S-2 Tracker. It was replaced by a similar version of the Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye, the Grumman C-2 Greyhound. It entered service in 1956 and was retired in 1988, with 87 aircraft produced.

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Throughout the 1960s and 1970s the C-1 Trader carried mail and supplies to aircraft carriers.

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Carrier onboard delivery (COD) is the use of aircraft to ferry personnel, mail, supplies, and high-priority cargo.

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