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Jake Cutter's airplane, the GOOSE

posted 14 years ago by jeffyoung1
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For your trivia entertainment.

Here's a description of Jake Cutter's twin-engined airplane, the Grumman GOOSE.

GRUMMAN G-21A 'GOOSE'

Year: 1936
Manufacturer: Grumman Corporation
Design: twin-engined commercial amphibian flying boat
Type: multi-role
civilian passenger and cargo transport
military reconnaissance, patrol, anti-submarine, transport
Engine: two 450-hp, Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN6 Junior radial piston engines
Cruising speed: 191 mph (307 km/h) at 5,000 feet (1,525 meters)
Maximum speed: 201 mph (323 km/h)
Service ceiling (maximum altitude): 21,000 feet (6,400 meters)
Range: 640 miles (1,030 km)
Weight: 5,425-lbs empty (2,461 kg)
Max Take-off Weight: 7,955-lbs (3,608 kg)
Length: 38 feet, 4 inches (11.68 m)
Span: 49 feet (14.94 m)
Armament: two 250-lbs (113-kg) depth bombs

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[–] jeffyoung1 14 years ago

I don't disagree that the first Grumman Goose flew in 1937. Grumman designed and built the Goose in 1936. Some historians use the year of the design and some might use the year that the first prototype flew and some historians use the year that the airplane entered full production. I went with 1936, the year of its design, construction, and prototype flight.

[–] SnarkyYarbles 8 years ago

You can buy one brand new (super goose) for only 3.5 mil