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Farewell to the Grumman C-2 Greyhound, which has been running supplies at sea for more than 50 years.. Today the C-2A(R)s need to rest. VRC-40's oldest bird (serial number 162144) still flies.

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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.

162144 Grumman C2A Greyhound United States US Navy (USN) Johan S. Gomez JetPhotos

Nicknamed the "COD" for its Carrier Onboard Delivery mission, the Grumman C-2A Greyhound is a carrier-based transport capable of carrying a mix of 10,000 pounds of high-priority cargo and passengers.

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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.

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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.

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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 a.

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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 on aircraft carriers, the monoplane cargo aircraft provides critical logistics support to carrier strike groups.

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Current Aircraft Inventory A-6 Intruder AH-1W Super Cobra and UH-1N Huey AV-8B Harrier II C-12 C-130 Hercules C-2A Greyhound C-20D/G Gulfstream III/IV C-40A Clipper C-9 Skytrain II.

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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.

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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-2A Greyhound is a twin-engine, high-wing cargo aircraft, designed to perform the COD (Carrier Onboard Delivery) mission: it carries equipment, passengers (including occasional.

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General Characteristics Primary Function: Carrier On-board Delivery (COD) aircraft Contractor: Grumman Corporation Unit Cost: $38.96 million Propulsion: Two Allison T56-A-425 turboprop engines; 4,600 shaft horsepower each Length: 56 feet 10 inches (17.3 meters) Height: 17 feet 2 inches (5.28 meters)

C2A Greyhound

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.

162157 Grumman C2A Greyhound United States US Navy (USN) Rod Dermo JetPhotos

A Grumman C-2A Greyhound plane, serial 152796, was destroyed in an accident 112 km NE off Dong Hoi, Vietnam [Gulf of Tonkin], Pacific Ocean. There were 21 passengers and six crew members on board. The airplane operated on a flight from Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP) to .

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2020) A C-2A Greyhound assigned to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication.

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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.