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Grumman C-2 Greyhound

🇺🇸 United States ·first flew 1964· carrier-capable transport / carrier onboard delivery

🎖️ military 2× turboprop retired
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Grumman C-2A Greyhound of VR-24 in flight over the Mediterranean Sea on 1 July 1988 (6440873): LCdr. John R. Leenhouts, U.S. Navy· Public domain
  2. 2. Grumman YC-2A Greyhound: USN· Public domain
  3. 3. Grumman C-2A Greyhound: National Museum of the U.S. Navy· Public domain
  4. 4. Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound: U.S. Navy photo by Erik Hildebrandt· Public domain
  5. 5. C-2 Greyhound launching from a carrier: Bmcdev10· CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. 6. US Navy 110722-N-BR887-022 Sailors move more than ten thousand pounds of mail delivered by two C-2A Greyhound aircraft assigned to Carrier Logistic: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Juan Pinalez· Public domain
  7. 7. 090312-M-6323R-002 U.S. Navy Sailors perform maintenance on a C-2 Greyhound: Lance Cpl. John M. Raufmann· Public domain
  8. 8. 162143 JM-24 Grumman C-2A Greyhound (G-123) (cn 23) US Navy. (5693549425) (4): Andrew Thomas from Shrewsbury, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  9. 9. 162143 JM-24 Grumman C-2A Greyhound (G-123) (cn 23) US Navy. (5708056944) (4): Andrew Thomas from Shrewsbury, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  10. 10. A left side view of a Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 24 (VR-24) C-2A Greyhound Carrier On-board Delivery (COD) aircraft as it taxis on the flight line - DPLA - caf25093c9040d700df5c30b8b7bb8cf: Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994· Public domain
Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
Grumman C-2 Greyhound, photo 1 of 10
1/10 LCdr. John R. Leenhouts, U.S. Navy· Public domain

what is it?

The Grumman C-2 Greyhound is a retired twin-engine, high-wing aircraft designed to carry supplies, mail and passengers to and from aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. Its primary mission was carrier onboard delivery (COD). The aircraft provided critical logistics support to carrier strike groups.

How to recognise it: 2 turboprops · high wing · retractable tricycle gear · 24.6 m wingspan

base stats

  • speed 635 km/htop speed
  • range 2,408 kmwithout refuelling
  • seats 26passengers
  • size 27.2 tmax take-off weight
  • built 58made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

  • First flew 62 years ago, in 1964.
  • Top speed is 4.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
  • Wingspan of 24.6 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • Range of 2,408 km: 13× Amsterdam to Brussels.
  • Can fly 1.2× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight
1964-11-18
introduced
1966
retired
2026
status
retired
number built
58
role
carrier-capable transport / carrier onboard delivery
origin
🇺🇸 United States
makers
Grumman
engines
2× Allison T56-A-425
crew
2
passengers
26
length
17.3 m
wingspan
24.6 m
height
4.8 m
max take-off weight
27.2 t
top speed
635 km/h
cruise speed
465 km/h
range
2,408 km
ceiling
10,211 m
wings
high wing
landing gear
retractable tricycle gear

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

family

↑ Grumman E-2 Hawkeyeparent

Sources: Wikidata Q1148532, Wikipedia: Grumman C-2 Greyhound (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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