Grumman S2F/S-2 Tracker Part One: Development, Testing, Variants, and Foreign Users (Naval Fighters, 101) - Softcover

Thomason, Tommy; Kowalski, Bob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0996825827 ISBN 13: 9780996825825

Publisher: Steve Ginter, 2016

Synopsis

The Grumman S2F (S-2) was developed to meet a specific mission requirement, carrier-based antisubmarine warfare. It proved to be so useful and adaptable that it is still in military and civil service more than 60 years after it first flew in December 1952.

Richly illustrated and personalized by Tracker pilots and crewmen anecdotes, Grumman S2F/S-2 Tracker describes its evolution from initial requirement to eventual replacement including unsuccessful Grumman proposals for improved versions. Its service in foreign militaries and adaptation to wildfire control are also summarized along with descriptions of the Carrier On-board Delivery (COD) and Airborne Early Warning (AEW) variants.

About this title

About the Author

Tommy H. Thomason has worked as a flight test engineer, manager, and executive in the aerospace industry for almost 40 years, including two years as a flight test engineer on the F-4 Phantom. He has flown more than 3,000 hours in 60 different airplanes, helicopters, and sailplanes.

Edition details

• Publisher: Steve Ginter
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0996825827
• ISBN 13: 9780996825825
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 200