Grumman G-44

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The Grumman G-44 (Navy/Coast Guard designation J4F, USAAC designation OA-14) Widgeon is a small, six-person, twin-engine amphibious flying boat. Originally designed for the civil market, it is a smaller version of the Grumman Goose, and was produced from 1941 to 1955. The aircraft was used during World War II as a small patrol and utility machine by the US Navy and by the Royal Navy (where it was called the Gosling). The Pensacola Naval Air Museum in Pensacola, Florida has a Coast Guard one on display.

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Specifications (G44A)

General Characteristics

Crew: one pilot
Capacity: 5 passengers
Length: 31 ft 1 in (9.47 m)
Span: 40 ft 0 in (12.19 m)
Height: 11 ft 5 in (3.48 m)
Wing area: 245 ft² (22.8 m²)
Empty: 3,240 lb (1,470 kg)
Loaded: lb ( kg)
Maximum takeoff: 5,500 lb (2,500 kg)
Powerplant: 2x Ranger 6–440C-5, 200 hp (150 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 160 mph (257 km/h)
Range: miles ( km)
Service ceiling: ft ( m)
Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (305 m/min)
Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
Power/Mass: hp/lb ( kW/kg)

Grumman G-44

Specifications (G44A)

General Characteristics

Performance

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