Grumman C-1A Trader at Wings over Sonoma County Airshow 2016 N475AM

[@pathardage1880]

Thanks for this. I was in the comm and admin offices of four VR squadrons. Brought back memories. I even put marines out the door of one of these one night.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

You are very welcome Pat, I'm glad it brought back good memories and most of all thank you for your service 👍😎

[@bs5329]

Thanks for posting this. I was an avionics tech in the Navy and was fortunate to have C-1's and S-2's be the first aircraft I worked on and flew in even though they were well on the way out by 1973. That sound and those sensations are timeless to me. Love the Wright Cyclone R-1820 sound.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thank you so much for your service in the Navy, sorry I just now saw your comment, I don't always receive them thru my Gmail.

[@craigpennington1251]

We had these on the carrier I was on. They didn't need catapulting off. Love to have more of this in flight. These guys brought us the mail and move dignitaries on & off the ship, plus other duties. Very cool aircraft.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Yes I agree that it's a very cool aircraft, thank you again for your service Craig 👍😎

[@craigpennington1251]

@@EdWhisenantAviation You're very welcome.

[@caswelldd]

Sweet, thanks for the memories. Got 900 hrs in TS-2As & US-2Bs as an instructor in Corpus Christi. Those R1820s, what a sound!

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Your very welcome for the memories and a huge thank you for your service :)

[@leosena7780]

@@EdWhisenantAviation a A A A Aa A A A

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

@@leosena7780 LOL Good one Leo, thank you for watching 👍😎

[@davidgardner863]

It was really cool watching the S-2 deck launch (no catapult) on the USS lndependence and cat launch when the ship was at anchor.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

First of all thank you for your service and yes I bet that was pretty exciting watching 👍😎

[@robertculp9189]

Best video I've seen so far of this air frame! My father flew S-2's back in the late 50's. I know he was on the Princeton (CV-37) and in VS-38. Always was his favorite. He flew the last one at NAS South Weymouth in 1972.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thank you so much for the nice comment & for sharing about your Father, please tell him thank you for his service for me.

[@mikehampson1380]

VS-35 member 1967-1970. Worked on STOOFS (S2-es) . Deployed on USS HORNET CVS-12 when at sea. If this is actually the cod off of the Hornet saw it many times. Do love to listen to those radials run. Nothing like it ! We were stationed at North Island and the Hornet at Long Beach Naval Station.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thank you for your service & thank you for watching :)

[@toddcarpenter714]

I made my one and only parachute jump from a C-1A at Lakehurst navel air station, New Jersey. Feb, 1981 as part of my training as a parachute rigger! This brings back memories.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

I'm so glad this brought back memories, thank you for your service & for watching 👍😎

[@toddcarpenter714]

I can honestly say, serving was my pleasure. Thanks for the memories.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

@@toddcarpenter714 Your welcome & again thank you 👍

[@williamsadley8807]

Great video Ed! I have fond memories of this aircraft, I was aircrew and a plane captain on the C-1A from 79-83 stationed on the USS IKE, I cut my teeth on this thing and loved flying in it. At the time I was in the navy it was the last carrier based AVGAS airplane. The Navy parked them a few years after I got out.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

I'm so glad that this brought back fond memories, thank you William for your service 👍

[@jimmullis5582]

Great video. My neighbor flew in one during Viet Nam. Said he landed and took off from "every carrier in the Navy" during the war. Said they were phased out because they were the last gasoline aircraft and it was very dangerous refueling them on carriers.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

I could only imagine how dangerous and that's really cool landing on every carrier. Thank you and please tell your neighbor thank you for his service 👍😎

[@robertbrink2240]

Aircrew and maintenance on the cod crew 72,73 USS Ranger. Cat shots and arrested landings were exciting. Nothing compared to riding brakes at night and being pushed on to the elevators. Flew all over the far east and landed on every carrier in the gulf of Tonkin at that time. That was enough flying for me for a lifetime. Good memories though.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Ya, I can imagine that's a lot of flying and dangerous. Thank you for your service and thank you for sharing your story 😎👍

[@JairBair1]

Forgot about that riding brakes onto an elevator thing Robert. . I recall doing it in rolling seas...the cockpit hanging over the safety net!! Check the hyd pressure!!!!

[@robertbrink2240]

@@JairBair1 The botsain mates loved to push out on the elevators fast. They had a weird sense if humor. Lol

[@bigtime37ja]

Love the chop on those radial engines.

[@skyhawk61]

Just viewed this video. Memories of 2 kinds. Was on the Hornet in ‘63 as a pilot with VMA-214 Det N on a 6 month Far East cruise. Then got checked out in the C1A at MCAS Cherry Point in ‘69. What great plane to fly in. Not fast but a whole lot of fun handling it. Sure do miss those good old days...

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thank you for your service, sounds pretty exciting & glad my video brought back memories, take care 👍

[@skyhawk61]

George Bobb one memorable carrier experience: on that Det N cruise I had an opportunity to ride right seat in an AD-1W(?)(early warning version). Also a great plane. As we returned to trap aboard, he took the cut(power to idle) from paddles still over the water before crossing the ramp!! I lost a couple of heartbeats and loudly gave an “oh, shit!!” out loud. The left seater laughed out loud as we trapped. After we parked the crew in the back gave me welcome to prop club laughingly. That was a never forget moment for me in my carrier voyage. My Cherry Point tours: 58-59(Cpl); 65-67(Flt instructor); 69-70(Spec Serv). Just talking.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

@George Bobb Pretty cool your Dad flew Avengers, I had the opportunity to fly in one and what a great experience, sorry you didn't like your Dad but pretty cool he was a pilot during the war.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

@@skyhawk61 Thank you for sharing 😎

[@richardbrown1081]

I trained as plane captain on C-1A 136774 at NS Sangley Point, Philippines, 1970. I got to learn how to turn it up for ground checks. Neat plane!

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

That had to have been a great experience. Thank you for your service and thank you for watching:)

[@aaaht3810]

That bird makes such a cool sound!

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

It sure does, thank you for watching 😎

[@HeliPadUSA]

That's awesome. I don't think I've ever seen one in person at an airshow or even a model or toy of one. That's cool!

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Just now saw your comment, thank you so much :)

[@sonora108]

My very first trap and cat was on a C1 onboard USS Oriskany, would have been sometime 71/72, back and forth to Danang.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

That must have been crazy, thank you for your service 👍

[@sonora108]

@@EdWhisenantAviation It was my honor.

[@TheHDAviation]

That is one very interesting looking aircraft, I love those folding wings. Great footage!

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Ya pretty cool watching the wing action. Thank you for your support.

[@howardzinko3190]

Beautiful video Ed!! I love the sound of those piston? engines. I know that this is a C-1 Trader, but it brings back memories for me of the late 1960s at the PMTC Pt. Mugu Air shows. Then it was an S-2 Tracker, who would take off then drop 4 flares off the shoreline. Then usually it was 2 Phantoms who would fly by in front of the crowd and launch sidewinder missiles to hit the flares as they slowly descended. Those were very exciting times. PS- They would also have a F-8 Crusader do a low fly by moderate to fast pass in front of the crowd as the National Anthem played, then it would perform a photo loop. Every few seconds there would be a mild bang followed by a white puff of smoke. Talk about goosebumps. :-)

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

That sounds like some cool times back in the 60's I had a boss that would talk about this and he also had pictures he would show me. I'm glad this brought back good memories. Thank you for watching and sharing :)

[@besmith51]

The S-2 was was different than the C-1. The quickest way to tell was the S-2's belly was flat and the C-1's was rounded.

[@ofallseasons1]

I was on the Yorktown starting in late 1965-66 and 67. I was with VS-25 Golden Eagles. Our COD was number 767. I believe that 82 CODS were built. I'm writing a book titled 'THE MIRACLE OF THE YORKTOWN 67!' My name is Mike Combs. I was an AO-3 at that time. If any of you want a sample chapter of this book, then send an Email to [e-mail] Just make your subject -KZbin MOTY67! That way I'll know it isn't junk or spam. I'm a fairly private person. I will send my book cover, and artwork of one aircraft each of VS-25, VS-23, VAW-11, VAW-111, COD-767 and HS-4 SH-3 Sea King Helicopter. It's just a gift with no strings attached.

[@richardgreen1383]

Ah yes, the Pregnant Guppy, AKA C-1.

[@richardgreen1383]

I flew off the Yorktown for a short while in the first half of '69. CAG-56 had been on the Randolph for years, but they decommissioned her early in '69 (she had actually been taken out of service in late '68. I reported to VS-24 in Sept. '67 and we left two weeks later for a three month Med Cruise. In the summer of '68 we crossed the equator going to South America. We sweltered. Only the Chiefs mess and Senior Officer quarters were air conditioned. When we got the Yorktown, we were in hog heaven with air conditioned quarters. I was transferred out in July '69 to NAS Cubi Point. I left the Navy in Oct. 1970 when my commitment was up and they were cutting personnel to the bone. As Personnel Officer I separated myself. I had a choice of separating in the PI or going to Treasure Island. Since all the people doing the paperwork (except for Disbursing) I chose to separate in the PI. Rather than take the bus to Clark to catch the flight to stateside, they were going to fly me to Clark in one of our two US-2Bs. When I stated to get in, they sent me upfront to fly myself out.

[@jimbower9268]

I have a real soft spot for that airplane. Having been on an aircraft carrier in the early 70s, those CODs brought us mail, passengers, and other important cargo while we were deployed on Yankee station. Later on right before I got out of the Navy, I got launched off of the USS Kitty Hawk in one of them.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Getting launched in one must have been amazing, Thank you very much for your service 😎👍

[@mikebottrall5917]

In the early eighties l lived in Darwin Australia in caravan park just off the airport and every morning at 7am two of the planes would fly over my van on sea patrol. They have that particular clatter sound that I will never forget.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Iv'e also herd stories before about squeaking brakes on aircraft that people have never forgotten, thank you for your service Mike 😎👍

[@JairBair1]

We had C1A 36756 at NAF Mildenhall for the 2 years I was there. I later went on to be on the COD crew of the FDR, CVA-42. I don't recall the buno but it had 042 as its call number. We did on occasion launch from anchor and never had rolling room so it was a really HOT cat shot! We did roll off the Kennedy in 1972 in the Med somewhere. It was interesting to see them taxi while unfolding the wings in this video. There are rows of locking pins that dropped in place when fully unfolded and someone had to be on each wing watching that the pins dropped in AFTER the wings were unfolded totally. I did watch 756 drop a wing at Mildenhall when the pins dropped JUST before totally down. I even went down to Heathrow to pick up the 5 Italian metalsmiths who came up for a week or so to redo the broken wing! It's a noise I'll never forget...just a crunchbang...that fast! The maintenance officer was seriously pissed...Lt Jim Graham.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thank you for sharing just some of your stories & thank you for your service 😎👍

[@JRjaime]

Vaya por fin encontré un vídeo donde pude ver al Grumma S 2-D Turbo traker desplegar sus alas y volar, saludos.🙋🏻‍♂️🇦🇷

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thanks for watching this incredible Beast 👍😎

[@cidertom5140]

That was a clean start

[@99carnot]

Amazing airplane! Liked a lot, especially the engine start and wings. Thnaks for posting!!

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thanks so much, ya I like watching the wings unfold.

[@liamdewinter3005]

Ed Whisenant hi Ed! I just wanted to say that this video was just absolutely breath taking. The C-1 Trader is one of my most favorite cargo planes of all time! Thanks for posting! :-)

[@josemoreno3334]

Love this plane,

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

That makes two of us and I'm sure a whole bunch more. Thanks so much for watching :)

[@williamrnashjr4975]

Wow, I couldn't believe it'd when I saw Hornet on the side of this plane ! I was on the Hornet from Jan.17th 1965 when it's was in the Hunters Point shipyards in the SF Bay until July 66. At that time everyone aboard ship knew the Code number was 016. In July 66 I transferred to USS Kearsarge by flying off the Hornet which was off the coast of Maui,Hawaii to Pearl Harbor and got off the Hornets COD and walked about 120 foot and got on the Kearsarges COD and flew out to the Kearsarge. I have a book called the Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club and the author of that book shows that C-1A 146016 was lost on 8 August 1967 with 5 crew members being recovered and 1 KIA. So this aircraft must have been a replacement !

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thank you for your service, very sorry to here about the loss of the crew and C-1A.

[@annafraley5388]

@@EdWhisenantAviation the Hornet was an Aircraft Carrier, this was way before the Hornet jets, back then we had F-8 Crusaders, A-4 Skyhawks and the likes.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

@@annafraley5388 Thanks Anna, I visited the Hornet, really nice museum now.

[@russellmacpherson7089]

My first ever plane ride was aboard a Cod out of NAS Whidbey Island down to NAS Alameda, Cal. In 1970.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

WOW! what an experience that you never forgot, I never flew in a cod😢Thank you for your service & for watching 😎

[@rogerturner5504]

Great looking and sounding aeroplane. Agree with an earlier contributor. Cuddly - looking!

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

I agree with all the above Roger, thank you so much for watching :)

[@paulleblanc4653]

Engines smooth after high revs.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thank you for your your comment & for watching Paul👍😎

[@besmith51]

It took good technique with the primer to not blow the carburetor boot when starting. 65 carrier traps in these: CV43, 61, 63, 64, 65. You know you're old when all the planes you flew are in the boneyard and your squadrons decommissioned.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

WOW! that was a problem? very touchy?

[@richardgreen1383]

Amen. Or when one of the ships you flew off of is a museum (Yorktown) and the other became razor blades (Randolph). Was watch the new when the first strikes went into Afghanistan, one sweep of the camera on the deck of the Enterprise brought me out of my chair. It was a white shirt (safety for everyone else) with VS-24 on the back. They were still flying, although the S-3 by then. Alas, the Big E and VS-24 are both gone now and I'm not sure if any S-3s are still around. It's bad when the aircraft that replace yours is itself in the boneyard. The next time all of you watch an S-2 on final to the carrier, know this, the landing speed of the S-2 on a carrier is 95 knots - the stall speed , oh the same - 95 knots. Pucker factor on a scale of 1 to 10 is about a 12.

[@雅美生駒]

I used work on C-1A crew USS Ranger.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

That's pretty cool, did you get to fly in them? Thank you for your service 👍😎

[@aviationvideosgraz]

Wow, what an amazing aircraft and video!

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thanks for watching.

[@NATNAA57]

I remember those days working on them at VRC-30, North Island NAS 1981-1984

[@williamroverano4056]

Trapped and cat shot USS LEXINGTON VT-4 FOD Crew 68-69 what a thrill.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Dangerous job and I bet it was a real thrill for sure. Thank you for your service William 👍😎

[@tplyons5459]

Back in the 50's the S2Fs used to fly up and down the Jersey coast. Flying out of Lakehurst NJ they replaced the Blimps doing the same anti-sub job. I was stationed at Hamilton AFB in 67-68 and one landed to take big wigs out to the Enterprise. They called it a T-2 though and it had an all seat configuration. Am I confused here???

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thank you for sharing & thank you for your service 👍

[@besmith51]

At VRC-30, around 1980, "Verne" (RIP) and I flew BuNo 146042 from NZY to Brown Field (SDM), accomplished 49 touch & goes, then flew back to NZY (North Island) to a full stop. Total time 2.1 hours. How'd we do it? A 325' carrier pattern. Brown Tower controllers thanked us as we departed, happy for the landing stats. It wasn't pretty or sexy but the plane could be fun, despite no a/c, which was a bear in the summer.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

First off a huge thank you for your service and WOW! 49 touch & goes that's a lot of work. Thanks so much for watching :)

[@timwoodward50]

Ed,I flew 136769 at NAS Miramar 79-82 got cleared to fly right seat as an E-6.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

That must have been awesome, thank you for your service Tim 👍

[@joselnegrongonzalez3344]

AWESOME

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thanks so much Jose :)

[@richardgreen1383]

Oh, he did a no no. Not supposed to extend or fold the wings unless stopped with a crewman on each side watching the pins. If a pin drops early, you put a wing on the ground. The guys who flew them and worked on them knew what the panel between the rudder and vertical stabilizer is. It could save you or hurt you badly. The S-2s were knows as the sports car of the fleet. Not fast, but extremely maneuverable. Standard pattern to prosecute a sub was 25' over the water and start with a double standard rate turn. It could do a triple standard rate turn but you would want a bit more altitude. I acquired about 1,500 hours in them from 1966 (training command) through the fleet to NAS Cubi Pt in 1970. When I first got to Cubi they 2 HU-16s and 5 C-45s. You had to have an Aircraft Commander in the HU-16 and they only had two active at Cubi until I got there. It was so under powered, it was not a pleasure to fly. One day we came back and I saw the most beautiful sight - it said MARINES on the side, but it would be repainted - a beautiful US-2B. Except for the JGs fresh from the training command, I was the only one who had flown that bird. I also became the officer for training the others in it.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thank you for your comment and for your service :)

[@arrow-flight]

We used to watch the S-2s taxi and fold their wings in unison as they approached the tarmac. Really great visual.

[@melvyncox3361]

Funny as though it may sound,but a cuddly (!) Looking aircraft.Nice😎👍❤!

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Cool comment and Thank you for watching :)

[@gfbvmb]

Back in the mid-70's I was stationed at Hellenikon AB - also known as Athenai Aprt - and needed to catch a space-avail flight to Naples, IT to pick up a new car I had had shipped there from the factory in Germany. Despite working in the communications center that served Base Operations it took me days to finally catch a flight - in a C-1A. After a briefing by the crew chief the engines were fired up (they are LOUD) and was taxi'd out and took off Shortly after we passed over Patras, GR and went "feet wet" the crew chief came over and plugged my headset into the intercom system so he could tell me we were being diverted due to a medical emergency evacuation. I asked him whether we were headed to Sigonella, Sicily or Soudha Bay, Crete and he started laughing like hell. Then he told me we were heading for the USS Roosevelt to pick up an injured seaman. Sooo..... This USAF zoomie got to make 1 trap (landing), helped re-rig a couple of seats to hold a litter, hook up to the catapult and got launched off the carrier. Scared the living poo-doo outta me, but it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. When we finally got to Naples the pilot asked me what my plans were and since I was picking the car up the next day they invited me over to the all=ranks club at NAS Naples. When we got to a table the crew chief said he'd get the beer and came back with a couple of pitchers. He filled all the glasses - except for mine - and said the rest of the pitcher was for me. He then proceeded to dump the bloody pitcher over my head, to the guffaws of the rest of the crew and nearby tables. They said it was traditional for a persons first successful (is there any other kind) carrier landing and presented me with a USS FDR ball cap that has "FIRST TRAP" embroidered along the sides.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

WOW! that's an interesting story, thank you for sharing and for your service and thank you for your time watching, take care.

[@wirelessone2986]

I wonder what is more fuel efficient jet engines or rotary...if rotary than the military should use it for certain AC again.i

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

You know how it is everyone has different opinion's I leave that up to the big shot's - Thanks for watching 😎👍

[@Artessnow]

The military has already figured the fuel efficiency thing out long ago. They maximize fuel efficiency to increase combat range and load carrying capabilities. You can put your mind at ease now….

[@cidertom5140]

Difference is this is radial not rotary

[@Mpreston409]

VRC-40 1982-83. USS JFK COD Crew 83-85. AT3. I miss my birds

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

I bet you do, Thank you very much for all your service Michael 😎👍

[@frost7724]

what year is this aircraft?

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

I'm sorry, I searched & could not find a year. Thank you for watching. 👍😎

[@frost7724]

Ed Whisenant okay thanks :)

[@tekanova7480]

Early 80s the bird would fly over the farm on the way to fires, they used the beast to drop fire retardant. The sound was very powerful, it was at about 500 ft heading approximately 300 degrees. Where? You tell me!

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

These amazing aircraft have helped put out a lot of fires over the years, thank you for sharing your story 😎👍

[@STEVEHARLEY1956]

This was great Ed..Loved it.....Steve.-:)

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thanks so much Steve for the Thumbs Up.

[@annafraley5388]

They had plenty of these in the S2F (Stoof) submarine tracker variant at Quonset Point RI In the late sixties along with the Carriers WASP and INTREPID...!! 👍

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thank you Anna for the information & for watching 👍😎

[@Aislanzito]

Soon C-1 Trader aircraft will be flying in the colors of the Brazilian Navy

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thanks for the info & for watching :)

[@machia0705]

How does the Trader differ from the Tracker ? Those are Wright radials ?

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thank you for watching, I googled & found this: The Grumman S2F "Tracker" was one of the more prominent tools of Western naval power in the 1960s. This compact carrier-based aircraft provided a capable platform for ocean patrol and sub-hunting, and also served as the basis for the "Trader" transport and "Tracer" early-warning aircraft.

[@davidhale8125]

R1820's 1425HP at 56" of Manifold pressure. Flew one for over 200 carr9er landings out of VR-24 NAS Sigonella, Italy. Go Dogs.....

[@LCMNUNES1962]

ÓTIMO AVIÃO, A MARINHA DO BRASIL TEM ESSE AVIÃO.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@AFRCSD]

Calfire operates these

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Yes they do, great aircraft - Thank you for watching 😎👍

[@Aislanzito]

Em breve aviões C-1 Trader vão estar voando nas cores da Marinha do Brasil

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thanks for watching :)

[@golberianjos3125]

Fui funcionário da shel no aeroporto Salgado filho e muinto abasteci esses aviões nos anos 6o/70.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thank you for watching 😎👍

[@ojsefg]

Lost boys grandpa starts the car: “Let’s go to town!” Shuts the car off an gets out.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thank you for checking it out 👍😎

[@southwest3671]

They always sounded like an old Massey-Ferguson.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

LOL. I've never herd a Massey Ferguson but I will take your word for it. Thank you for watching :)

[@АйратЛогар]

красота!👍🏻

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thanks so much for your comment & for watching.

[@RedArrow73]

Picture, if you can, a C-1 PUFF!

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thanks for watching :)

[@vincentcrosby5247]

1,2,3,prime 1,2,3,prime, ignite.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Prime Ignite. Thanks for watching Vincent :)

[@davidhale8125]

NATOPS: A/C P/C 1975 - 1979 VR-24 steady at 1000 RPM's drop[ to 800 fuel mixture to RICH and let go of the prime........

[@craigpennington1251]

Video too chopped up.

[@douggoss4855]

NEVER, NEVER spread the wings during taxi. Rookies!

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Never leave your wingman 👍😎

[@mothmagic1]

Real engines not a blow lamp with a fan at each end

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Real Engines for sure, thank you for watching :)