WIDGEON
The Grumman G-44 Widgeon is a small, six-person,
twin-engine
amphibious aircraft, originally designed for the civil market.
It
is a smaller version of Grumman's earlier G-21 Goose,
and was
produced from 1940 to 1949.
The aircraft was used
during World War II as a small patrol and
utility machine by the US Navy, US Coast Guard and the British
Royal Navy.
The first prototype
flew in 1940, and the first production aircraft
went to the United States Navy as an anti-submarine aircraft.
After the war, Grumman
redesigned the aircraft as the G-44A to
make it more suitable for civilian operations. A new hull improved
its water handling, and six seats were added.
A total of 345 were
built by Grumman. Another 41 were produced
under licence by the Societe de Construction Aero-Navale (SCAN)
in France as the SCAN-30. Most of these ended up in the US.
This CD contains two
military flight manuals for the Widegeon,
and the civil flight manual and maintenance manual. They have
been scanned from the original flight manuals and retain any
colour pages.
This CD contains:
1. US Navy Pilots handbook for the J4F-1, Contract No
Tcg 34026, undated with approx 33 pages.
2. US Navy Pilots
handbook for the J4F-2 Widgeon, Contract
No NXs-5229, undated with approx 47 pages.
3. Grumman
Pilots
Handbook for the G-44A Widgeon, undated
with approx 30 pages.
4. Grumman Service
Manual for the G-44A Widgeon, undated
with approx 81 pages.
| CD TITLE | WIDGEON |
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