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GRUMMAN C1-A TRADER
"GRUMMAN ON THE AIRCRAFT IS LIKE STERLING ON THE SILVER"
THE GRUMMAN C1-A TRADER WAS THE CARRIER ONBOARD
DELIVERY (COD) DERIVATIVE OF THE S2F TRACKER. THE "STOOF"
WAS DEVELOPED AS AN ANTI-SUBMARINE HUNTER/KILLER. AS SUCH IT
CARRIED 32 SONOBUOYS, 27 Mk 57 SUS, 26 MARINE MARKERS, 2 Mk
46 TORPEDOES 9OR OR DEPTH BOMB) SIX 5" HVAR ROCKETS OR SIX
ZUNI ROCKET PODS. THE C1-A WAS MANUFACTURED AS A CARRIER
CAPABLE TRANSPORT FOR SHUTTLING PERSONNEL, PARTS, AND OTHER
ACTIVITIES AROUND THE FLEET.
THE "STOOF" FIRST FLEW 7 JULY 1953 AS THE "SENTINEL"
UNTIL SOMEONE DISCOVERED THAN STINSON WAS USING THAT NAME.
APPROXIMATELY 755 WERE BUILT WITH 625 GOING TO THE USN/USMC
AND THE BALANCE WERE EXPORTED. FIFTY-ONE WERE CONVERTED TO
US-2A'S WHICH WERE UTILIZED BY THE USMC. THE FIRST COD TYPE
WERE CALLED TF-1 WHICH APPEARED 19 JANUARY 1955. THERE WERE
MANY VERSIONS OF THE "STOOF" ; WF-2 OR E-1BS WERE EARLY
CARRIER AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING (AEW). APPROXIMATELY 88 OF
THESE WERE BUILT. THE "STOOF" LAST SERVED THE FLEET 30
SEPTEMBER 1988 AFTER 35 YEARS OF SERVICE.
THE AUTHOR HAD A SINGLE FLIGHT ABOARD A TF-1 IN 1958
WHEN AIRLIFTED OFF THE INDEPENDENCE IN THE ATLANTIC TO NAVAL
AIR STATION OCEANA, VA. WE WERE DECKED LAUNCHED RATHER THAN
CATAPULTED.
A GOOD LADY FRIEND OF MINE FLEW THE TRADER FOR VRC-40
BASED IN NORFOLK, VA. IN THE LATE 1970S AND EARLY 80S. SHE
HAD MORE CARRIER LANDINGS ("TRAPS") AT ONE TIME THAN ANY
OTHER FEMALE PILOT IN THE NAVY. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO DEPICT
HER AIRCRAFT. THE TAIL CODE "LP" ARE HER INITIALS.
SPECIFICATIONS: (S2F-3S)
Wingspan.........72'7"
Length...........43'6"
Height...........16'7"
Empty Weight.....19,033#
Power............Two 1,525HP Wright radial engines
Max Speed........242 MPH
Service Ceiling..18,000'
Range............1,000 miles
THERE ARE THREE FILES:
C1A.TXT (THIS ONE)
C-1AGRUM.SIM (INSTALL IN YOUR FS4 DIRECTORY)
C1A_____. (INSTALL IN YOUR FS4 DIRECTORY)
THE C1A.AFX FILE WILL BE SENT TO ANYONE WHO REQUESTS
IT.
CARRIER LANDINGS REQUIRE REAL SKILL GAINED THRU MUCH
PRACTICE. BE THANKFUL THAT YOU WILL NOT GET WET.
COMMENTS AND CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM ARE WELCOMED.
BILL BARHAM
CIS 71201,2015