The Grumman G-44 (Navy/Coast Guard designation J4F, USAAC designation OA-14) Widgeon is a small, six-person, twin-engine amphibious flying boat. Originally designed for the civil market, it is a smaller version of the Grumman Goose, and was produced from 1941 to 1955. The aircraft was used during World War II as a small patrol and utility machine by the US Navy and by the Royal Navy (where it was called the Gosling)

Specifications (G44A)

General Characteristics

• Crew: one pilot
• Capacity: 5 passengers
• Length: 31 ft 1 in (9.47 m)
• Span: 40 ft 0 in (12.19 m)
• Height: 11 ft 5 in (3.48 m)
• Wing area: 245 ft² (22.8 m²)
• Empty: 3,240 lb (1,470 kg)
• Loaded: lb ( kg)
• Maximum takeoff: 5,500 lb (2,500 kg)
• Powerplant: 2x Ranger 6-440 C-5, 200 hp (150 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 160 mph (257 km/h)
• Range: miles ( km)
• Service ceiling: ft ( m)
• Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (305 m/min)
• Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
• Power/Mass: hp/lb ( kW/kg)

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Comparable aircraft:

• Grumman Goose
• Sikorsky S-38
• Sikorsky S-39
• Piaggio Aero P-136 Royal Gull
• Supermarine Walrus

Designation sequence (Grumman): G35 - G44 - G58

Designation sequence (US Navy): JF - J2F - XJ3F - J4F

Designation sequence (US Air Force): OA-11 - OA-12 - OA-13 - OA-14 - OA-15