Grumman G-21 Goose - Specifications (JRF-5 Goose)

Specifications (JRF-5 Goose)

Data from United States Navy Aircraft since 1911

General characteristics

• Crew: one–three
• Capacity: five–seven passengers
• Length: 38 ft 6 in (11.74 m)
• Wingspan: 49 ft 0 in (14.94 m)
• Height: 16 ft 2 in (4.93 m)
• Wing area: 375 ft² (34.9 m²)
• Airfoil: Root: NACA 23015, Tip: NACA 23009
• Empty weight: 5,425 lb (2,466 kg)
• Loaded weight: 8,000 lb (3,636 kg)
• Useful load: 2,575 lb (1,170 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 8,000 lb (3,636 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-6 Wasp Junior nine-cylinder air-cooled radials, 450 hp (340 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 201 mph (175 knots, 324 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,520 m)
• Cruise speed: 191 mph (166 knots, 308 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,520 m)
• Range: 640 mi (557 nmi, 1,030 km)
• Service ceiling: 21,300 ft (6,494 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,100 ft/min (5.6 m/s)
• Wing loading: 21.3 lb/ft² (104 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb (0.19 kW/kg)

Armament

• Bombs: 2 × 325-lb depth charges or 2 × 250-lb GP bombs