Specifications .28AF-2S Guardian.29 Grumman AF Guardian

line drawings , systems arrangement of af-2s

data united states navy aircraft since 1911.

general characteristics

crew: 3 (four in af-2w variant)
length: 43 ft 4 in (13.21 m)
wingspan: 60 ft 8 in (18.49 m) (about 25 ft-wings folded (7.62 m))
height: 16 ft 2 in (5.08 m)
wing area: 560 ft² (52.03 m²)
empty weight: 14,580 lb (6,613 kg)
max. takeoff weight: 22,640 lb (10,270 kg)
powerplant: 1 × pratt & whitney r-2800-48w double wasp radial engine, 2,400 hp (1,790 kw)

performance

maximum speed: 253 mph @ full throttle not exceed 30 minutes @ 15,000 ft, gross weight 21,000 pounds (276 kn, 510 km/h)
range: 1,500 mi (1,304 nmi, 2,415 km)
service ceiling: 15,000 ft (4600 m)
rate of climb: 1,850 ft/min (9.4 m/s)

armament

rockets: 6× 5 in (127 mm) unguided high velocity aircraft rocket (hvar) rockets
bombs: 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) of bombs, torpedoes, , depth charges




^ swanborough , bowers 1976, p. 228.
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