Grumman AF-2 "Guardian"
anti-submarine
1946

     
   
     

Successor to the TBF Avenger. The first prototype flew on December 18, 1946. Entered production in 1949. AF's operated in pairs, one (AF-2W, 153 built) searching submarines with its radar, the other (AF-2S and -3S, 193+40 built) carrying armament. Replaced by S-2 "Tracker" in 1955.

Crew: 2
Engine: 1 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-48W, 1780kW
Wingspan: 18.49m
Length: 13.21m
Height: 4.93m
Wing area: 52.02m2		 Start mass: 11567kg
Empty mass: 6613kg
Max speed: 510kph
Ceiling: 9905m
Range: 2414km
Armament: 1 x 907kg torpedo, or 2 x 907kg bombs, 2 x 726kg dive bombs

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