Grumman C2A Greyhound (G123) USA Navy Aviation Photo 1675308
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.
Grumman C2 Greyhound Description
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.
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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 1892879
The Grumman C-2 Greyhound is a twin-engine, high-wing cargo aircraft, designed to carry supplies and mail 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.
Grumman C2C Greyhound (G123) USA Navy Aviation Photo 1866835
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.
Grumman C2A Greyhound (G123) USA Navy Aviation Photo 1174409
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.
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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
162157 Grumman C2A Greyhound United States US Navy (USN) Rod Dermo JetPhotos
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.
162142 USA Navy Grumman C2 Greyhound at Paris Le Bourget Photo ID 1203635 Airplane
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.
Grumman C2C Greyhound (G123) USA Navy Aviation Photo 1961751
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.
Grumman C2A Greyhound (G123) USA Navy Aviation Photo 3892523
The Grumman C-2A Greyhound was developed from the E-2 Hawkeye AWACS during the 1960s. More than five decades later, the final examples of this venerable aircraft carrier-borne transport are slated to be retired in the middle of this decade… around the type's 60th birthday..
Grumman C2C Greyhound (G123) USA Navy Aviation Photo 1981054
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.
Grumman C2C Greyhound (G123) USA Navy Aviation Photo 6032307
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.
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Grumman C-2 Greyhound Giving way to the Osprey. With even the newest of C-2A airframes in active service being over three decades old, the Greyhound needs a replacement. Some airframes are being retired rather than repaired because it's cheaper. They are then cannibalized to keep the remaining C-2A fleet airworthy.
Grumman C2C Greyhound (G123) USA Navy Aviation Photo 2796076
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.
Grumman C2A Greyhound (G123) USA Navy Aviation Photo 1675918
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.