HU-16 Albatross / U.S. Navy Helicopters ground strafing

ground strafing

and 719-mile range

but in the summer of 1918

and the first all-weather interceptor to carry only one person for operating the radar fire control system as well as piloting the airplane

The problems were able to be resolved after the British government nationalized Rolls-Royce

HU-16 Albatross / U.S. Navy Helicopters ground strafingGrumman HU 16 Albatross airplane model. Inspired by the performance of the Grumman Goose during WWII, the U. S. Navy solicited Grumman to design a significantly larger amphibian with longer range. In 1944, Grumman submitted and won approval of its design G 64, to be named "Albatross," with accommodation for a crew of four, and a cabin capacity of 10 passengers, stretchers, or 5,000 pounds of cargo, as circumstances dictated. In addition, there were