Grumman
C-1
Trader
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The C-1 Trader grew out of a need by the United States Navy (USN) for a new anti submarine airplane. In response to this Grumman began development on a prototype twin-engine, high-wing aircraft which it designated the G-89. In 1952 the USN designated this aircraft the XS2F-1 and flew it for the first time on December 4 that year. During the rest of the 1950s three major variants emerged, the C-1 Trader being one of them. The C-1 (originally the TF-1) was outfitted to carry nine passengers or 3,500 pounds (1,600 kg) of cargo and first flew in January 1955.

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s the C-1 Trader carried mail and supplies to aircraft carriers on station in the Pacific Ocean during the Vietnam War and also served as a trainer for all-weather carrier operations. Over its production life 83 C-1 Traders were built, of which four were converted into EC-1A Tracer electronic countermeasures aircraft. The last C-1 was retired from USN service in 1988; approximately ten are still airworthy in civil hands, operated as warbirds.
SPECIFICATIONS: PERFORMANCE:
Span:  42.2 ft (12.9 m) Maximum speed:  287 mph (462 km/h)
Length:  69.6 ft (21.2 m) Cruising speed: 
Height:  16.3 ft (4.9 m) Range:  1,300 miles (2,092 km)
Empty Weight:  18,750 lbs (8,504 kg) Service ceiling: 
Gross Weight:  29,150 lbs (13,222 kg)  
Crew:  2
Engines:  Powerplant: 2 × Wright R-1820-82WA Cyclone 9-cylinder radial piston engine, 1,525 hp (1,137 kW) each
Armament: 
   
SOURCE:  Wikipedia   
VARIANTS:

 E-1
Tracer
S-2
 Tracker