Grumman JF

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Grumman JF / J2F Duck
US Navy Grumman J2F-3
US Navy Grumman J2F-3
Type: Amphibious aircraft
Design country:

United StatesUnited States United States

Manufacturer:

Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation

First flight:

April 24, 1933

Commissioning:

1933

Production time:

1933 to 1945

Number of pieces:

632

The Grumman JF Duck and Grumman J2F Duck were amphibious aircraft produced by the US aircraft manufacturer Grumman Aerospace Corporation .

development

The single-engine biplane with retractable landing gear was produced from 1933 to 1935 and set a speed record for amphibious aircraft with 307 km / h in December 1934.

The J2F was produced from 1937 , which differed from the JF in only a few details. The best way to recognize the J2F is by the missing strut between the ailerons. The versions J2F-1 to J2F-4 hardly differed, the J2F-5 and J2F-6 had more powerful engines.

Users

The JF and J2F were used by the US Navy as a liaison aircraft and the US Coast Guard and the US Air Force for sea rescue.

Argentina also used the J2F from 1937 to 1959, Colombia flew three from 1948 and Mexico two from 1947 to 1951.

variants

A US Coast Guard JF-2
J2F-3 from NAS Jacksonville 1940
A J2F-5 used in 1942 for submarine hunting
XJF-1
Prototype with 700 hp Pratt & Whitney R- 1535-62 engine
JF-1
27 built, 700 hp Pratt & Whitney R- 1830-62 Twin Wasp engine
JF-2
15 built for the US Coast Guard, 750 hp Wright R- 1820-102 Cyclone engine
JF-3
5 built, JF-2 for the US Navy
J2F-1
29 built
J2F-2
30 built
J2F-2A
9 J2F-2s that were armed
J2F-3
20 built
J2F-4
32 built
J2F-5
144 built, 950 hp Wright R-1820-50 engine
J2F-6
330 built under license by Columbia Aircraft Corporation, 1050 hp Wright R-1820-54 engine
OA-12
8 J2F-6s acquired by the US Air Force in 1948

Technical data (Grumman JF Duck)

US Air Force OA-12 Duck
  • Dimensions
    • Length: 9.93 m
    • Height: - m
    • Span: 11.89 m
    • Wing area: - m²
  • Weight
    • Empty weight: - kg
    • maximum take-off weight: - kg
    • Payload: 386 kg
  • Engine
  • Services
    • Summit height: 6,550 m
    • Range: - m
  • crew
    • a pilot

Trivia

Web links

Commons : Grumman JF  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Grumman J2F  - collection of images, videos and audio files
List of aircraft types made by Northrop and Grumman (now Northrop Grumman )
Civil series:

Alpha • Beta • Gamma • Delta • G-21 • G-44 • G-63 • G-72 • G-73 • G-81 • G-164 • Gulfstream I • Gulfstream II

Fighter and torpedo bombers:

XSBF • AF • TBF / TBM • XTB2F • YA-13 • XA-16 • A-17 • A-6 • YA-9

Bomber:

YB-35 • YB-49 • BT • B2T • B-2 • B-21

Transport aircraft:

HU-16 • YC-19 • C-100 • UC-103 • YC-125 • JF • J2F • J3F • J4F • JRF • XJR2F • RT • C-1 • C-2 • KC-45

Electronic warplanes:

E-1 • E-2 • EA-6 • E-8 • E-10 • E-11 • EF-111

Fighter plane:

FF • SF • XFT • F2F • F2T • F3F • F4F • XF5F • F6F • F7F • F8F • F9F • XF10F • F11F • XF12F • XP-56 • P-61 • XP-79 • F-89 • F-5 • F-9 • F-11 • F-14 • YF-17 • F-20 • YF-23

Drones (UAVs):

RQ-4 • RQ-5 • MQ-8 • RQ-180

Reconnaissance aircraft:

F-15 • RF-61 • RF-5 • OV-1

Sea patrol aircraft:

S-2

Trainer:

T-38 • TX

Test aircraft and canceled projects:

Experimental No.1 • HL-10 • N-1M • N-3PB • N-9M • Firebird • LEMV • Tacit Blue • MX-324 • X-4 • X-21 • X-29 • X-47 • Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration • Nutcracker

Observation and liaison aircraft (Observation & Liaison) of the US armed forces


USAAS / USAAC / USAAF observation aircraft from 1924 to 1942:

O-1  • O-2  • O-3  • O-4  • O-5  • O-1  • O-6  • O-7  • O-8  • O-9  • O-10  • O-11  • O- 12  • O-13  • O-14  • O-15  • O-16  • O-17  • O-18  • O-19  • O-20  • O-21  • O-22  • O-23  • O-24  • O-25  • O-26  • O-27  • O-28  • O-29  • O-30  • O-31  • O-32  • O-33  • O-34  • O-35  • O-36  • O- 37  • O-38  • O-39  • O-40  • O-41  • O-42  • O-43  • O-44  • O-45  • O-46  • O-47  • O-48  • O-49  • O-50  • O-51  • O-52  • O-53  • O-54  • O-55  • O-56  • O-57  • O-58  • O-59  • O-60  • O-61  • O- 62  • O-63

Amphibian observation aircraft of USAAS / USAAC / USAAF from 1925 to 1947:

OA-1  • OA-2  • OA-3  • OA-4  • OA-5  • OA-6  • OA-7  • OA-8  • OA-9  • OA-10  • OA-11  • OA-12  • OA- 13  • OA-14  • OA-15  • OA-16

USAAF liaison aircraft from 1942 to 1962:

L-1  • L-2  • L-3  • L-4  • L-5  • L-6  • L-7  • L-8  • L-9  • L-10  • L-11  • L-12  • L- 13  • L-14  • L-15  • L-16  • L-17  • L-18  • L-19  • L-20  • L-21  • L-22  • L-23  • L-24  • L-25  • L-26  • L-27  • L-28

US Forces observation aircraft since 1962:

O-1  • O-2  • O-3  • O-4  • O-5

Transport aircraft (cargo) of the US Navy and the US Marine Corps


1927 to 1930 (transport)

TA

1926 to 1931 (transport)

YES (Super Universal)  • JR

1931 to 1955 (General Utility)

JA (Norseman)  • JB  • JD  • JE  • JF  • J2F  • J3F  • J4F  • JH  • JK  • J2K  • JL  • JM  • JO  • JQ  • J2Q  • JW  • J2W

1935 to 1955 (Utility Transport)

JRB  • JRC  • JRF  • JR2F  • JRK  • JRM  • JRS  • JR2S

1939 to 1941 (transport, single engine)

GB  • GH  • GK  • GQ

1931 to 1962 (transport)

RA ( RA-1 to RA-3  • RA-4 ) • RB  • RC  • R4C  • R5C  • RD  • R2D  • R3D  • R4D  • R5D  • R6D  • RE  • XRK  • XR2K  • RM  • XRO  • R5O  • RQ  • R2Q  • R3Q  • R4Q  • RR  • RS  • RT  • R6V  • R7V  • R8V  • RY  • R2Y  • R3Y  • R4Y-1  • R4Y-2