Grumman G-44 Widgeon

what is it?

The Grumman G-44 Widgeon is a five-person, twin-engined, amphibious aircraft. It was designated J4F by the United States Navy and Coast Guard and OA-14 by the United States Army Air Corps and United States Army Air Forces.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 12.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 246 km/htop speed
• range 1,481 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 4passengers
• size 2,053 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 86 years ago, in 1940.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 12.2 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,481 km: 8× Amsterdam to Brussels.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1940-06-28

introduced

1940

number built

345

role

amphibious transport

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Grumman

engines

2× Ranger L-440-5

crew

1

passengers

4

length

9.5 m

wingspan

12.2 m

height

3.5 m

max take-off weight

2,053 kg

top speed

246 km/h

cruise speed

222 km/h

range

1,481 km

ceiling

4,450 m

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