Grumman HU-16 Albatross

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amphibious flying boat military aircraft search and rescue aircraft

The Grumman HU-16 Albatross is a large, twin-radial-engine amphibious flying boat used primarily for search and rescue missions by the U.S. military and various international operators from the late 1940s through the 1970s.

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Surface form Occurrences
HU-16 Albatross 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf amphibious flying boat ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
search and rescue aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration amphibious ⓘ
high-wing ⓘ
twin-engine ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crew 4 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed ~246 km/h ⓘ
developedFrom Grumman G-64 design ⓘ
enginePower 1425 hp each ⓘ
engineType radial piston engine ⓘ
enteredService late 1940s ⓘ
firstFlight 1947-10-24 ⓘ
height 7.98 m ⓘ
introduced 1949 ⓘ
length 19.15 m ⓘ
manufacturer Grumman NERFINISHED ⓘ
maximumSpeed ~380 km/h ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight 15876 kg ⓘ
militaryDesignation HU-16 NERFINISHED ⓘ
SA-16 NERFINISHED ⓘ
navalDesignation UF-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
UF-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfEngines 2 ⓘ
operator German Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hellenic Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
Republic of China Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Norwegian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spanish Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
powerplant 2 × Wright R-1820-76A Cyclone ⓘ
primaryUser United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
range ~4260 km ⓘ
retired 1970s ⓘ
serviceCeiling ~7300 m ⓘ
takeoffAndLanding land ⓘ
water ⓘ
usedFor air-sea rescue ⓘ
patrol ⓘ
search and rescue ⓘ
transport ⓘ
usedInConflict Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ
wingspan 29.46 m ⓘ

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Coast Guard aircraft → hasModel → Grumman HU-16 Albatross ⓘ
this entity surface form: HU-16 Albatross
Grumman → notableProduct → Grumman HU-16 Albatross ⓘ