SOH Team Project - Grumman Tracker, Trader, Tracer

[Milton Shupe]

Hiya,



Looking good!!!

@ALL/Milton: does anyone volunteer for the MLD (Marine Luchtvaart Dienst) repaint of the S-2F1? More than happy to give it a go.

Regards,

Marcel

Hello Marcel :-)

Duckie is hard at work on the initial paints and paint kit (although interrupted with water heater issues). Please communicate with him regarding his intentions for the 2-3 paints that will be part of the package. It would be great to have your talents exhibited on the S2F-1. Your work on the C-1A was spectacular.

[p3aewguy]

While patiently( ) waiting for the S2F-1, I'm still slappin' paint on the S2F-3 and have a couple C-1's in the works. This S-2E of VS-23 "Black Cats" will be up this weekend some time.

Dave

[p3aewguy]

Another one in the paint locker. VS-37's last Tracker cruise in 1974. The CAG's bird.

Dave

[hae5904]

Come to think of it, what was the first aircraft to use a launch bar? The Phantom, Crusader, Skyhawk and Vigilante (as well as other types) used strops/bridles up until their retirement as did all of the RN fixed-wing up to the Harrier, and the French still use them for the Super Etendard. Might have been the A-7, as it uses a launch bar, or possibly the Hawkeye/Greyhound.

The Grumman A-6A Intruder was the first introducing the launch bar ( late 1950's !)

Cheers,
Hank

[Milton Shupe]

Beautiful work Dave. Thank you for all these variants. Great stuff!

[Duckie]

Another one in the paint locker. VS-37's last Tracker cruise in 1974. The CAG's bird.

Dave

Great looking birds Dave.

[hawkeye52]

I guess they're not up at SOH yet, right?

- H52

[hae5904]

This is interesting : EC-1A Trader.....an E-1B converted to C-1A standard.




Cheers,
Hank

[p3aewguy]

This is interesting : EC-1A Trader.....an E-1B converted to C-1A standard.




Cheers,
Hank

This was actually the aerodynamic prototype for the E-1. It originally had the E-1 radome installed (never had radar installed) and the shorter fuselage of the C-1. It was later lenghtened to the E-1 standard and later still, had the radome removed. It finished it's service life designated as a C-1A and was stationed at one point of ot's life at Quonset Point Naval Air Station, RI as well as Cecil Field. Reportedly, the aircraft still exists at the Quonset Point air museum

Dave

[p3aewguy]

I guess they're not up at SOH yet, right?

- H52

I'll put them up today! I promise.

Dave

[Milton Shupe]

This was actually the aerodynamic prototype for the E-1. It originally had the E-1 radome installed (never had radar installed) and the shorter fuselage of the C-1. It was later lenghtened to the E-1 standard and later still, had the radome removed. It finished it's service life designated as a C-1A and was stationed at one point of ot's life at Quonset Point Naval Air Station, RI as well as Cecil Field. Reportedly, the aircraft still exists at the Quonset Point air museum

Dave

Well, if you can help sort out the antenna rigging, I can probably do that in a hurry.

[hae5904]

Wow.....that looks awesome Milton! It certainly gives a different look.
About the antenna rigging, it looks like the standard C-1A rigging.

Will do some quick research.

I found one huge sized picture of this hybrid : http://www.flickr.com/photos/franmof...n/photostream/

Cheers,
Hank

[Milton Shupe]

Thanks; I appreciate that. :-)

[hae5904]

Here more pictures Milton : http://www.fursteditionphotography.c...9573&k=5mQhNWf

Cheers,
Hank

[t.creed]

sweet..!! love the twin tailed grummans..!! (also twin tailed Lockheeds )

rgds
t creed