Grumman HU-16 Albatross Amphibious Rescue Aircraft Family
The Grumman HU-16 Albatross is a twin-engine amphibious flying-boat family that first flew in 1947. Designed to operate from land, open water, snow, and ice, it combined a high wing, boat hull, wingtip floats, and retractable landing gear for air-sea rescue, utility transport, medical evacuation, patrol, and cargo missions with U.S. services and international operators.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Grumman AlbatrossXJR2F-1JR2FSA-16 AlbatrossHU-16HU-16AHU-16BHU-16CHU-16DHU-16EUF-1UF-2G-111
- Family Name
- Grumman HU-16 Albatross
- Full Name
- Grumman HU-16 Albatross Amphibious Rescue Aircraft Family
- Roles
- cargoutilitymilitaryair_ambulancesearch_and_rescue
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- landwater
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Grumman HU-16 Albatross is a twin-engine amphibious flying-boat family that first flew in 1947. Designed to operate from land, open water, snow, and ice, it combined a high wing, boat hull, wingtip floats, and retractable landing gear for air-sea rescue, utility transport, medical evacuation, patrol, and cargo missions with U.S. services and international operators.
- First Flight Year
- 1,947
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- Production Albatross installation
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- Creation Time
- July 30, 2026 at 03:12:20 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 30, 2026 at 03:12:20 UTC