Grumman G-21 Goose

what is it?

The Grumman G-21 Goose is an amphibious flying boat designed by Grumman as an eight-seat commuter aircraft for businessmen in the Long Island area. The Goose was Grumman's first monoplane to fly, its first twin-engined aircraft, and its first aircraft to enter commercial airline service. During World War II, the Goose became an effective transport for the US military (including the United States Coast Guard), as well as serving with many other air forces.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 14.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 323 km/htop speed
• size 3,629 kgmax take-off weight
• built 345made 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 89 years ago, in 1937.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 14.9 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1937-05-29

introduced

1938

number built

345

role

transport amphibious aircraft

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Grumman

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-6 Wasp Junior

crew

1

length

11.7 m

wingspan

14.9 m

height

4.9 m

max take-off weight

3,629 kg

top speed

323 km/h

cruise speed

307 km/h

range

—

ceiling

6,492 m

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