Nordland Seewespe / WS.2 Sea Wasp
WS.2C Sea Wasp, 1955
Role	Strike aircraft
National origin	Wingarde
Manufacturer	Nordland Flugzeugwerke
First flight	26 April 1944
Introduction	12 December 1945
Retired	1976–1986
Primary users	Wingarde Federal Navy Wingarde Federal Air Force Lucretian Republican Air Force
Produced	1945–1968
Major variants	• Carrier-borne Navy mod • Land-based Air Force mod

The Nordland Seewespe (English: Sea Wasp), later redesignated WS.2 Sea Wasp under the post-WW2 New Standard, was a Wingardian single-seat, carrier-based strike aircraft which served between 1945 and well into the 1970s, and beyond in allied nations.

TBX

• WS.2 (1945): The original Sea Wasp was carrier-based, able to perform as both a torpedo and dive bomber.
• WS.2B (1947): The initial Air Force variant was land-based and structurally reinforced to provide reliable close air support.
• WS.2C (1954): The second naval variant adopted much of the Air Force's improvements to improve carrier-borne support for amphibious operations.
• WS.2B2 (1962): Further airframe reinforcements as well as an upgraded Doppelmäher engine.
• WS.2C2 (1963): Carrier-capable variant of the B2, by the 1960s more focused on ground support than naval strike.
• WS.2B3 (1968): Final production version, modernized cockpit and armour plating in key locations.

• Crew: 1 pilot
• Length: 13.1 m (43 ft)
• Wingspan: 14 m (46 ft), folded 6 m (20 ft)
• Height: 4.77 m (15 ft 8 in)
• Empty weight: 7,250 kg (15,984 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 12,210 kg (26,918 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Falken Doppelmäher II turboprop engine, 4,000 hp (2,983 kW)

• Maximum speed: 600 km/h (373 mph) up to 3,000 m (10,000 ft)
• Range: 1,520 km (944 mi, 821 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,000 ft)

• Guns: 4 × 20mm Krauser FK45-2 cannon, mounted in the wings

• Ordnance: 10 × payload stations (2 centerline, 8 underwing), maximum combat allowance of 4,000 kg (8,818 lb) with a combination of:
  • 2 × 1,000 kg torpedoes OR 1 × 1,500 kg heavyweight torpedo (centerline)
  • 500 kg, 250 kg, 125 kg, 3×50 kg bombs (general purpose or cluster munitions)
  • 8 to 16 × unguided rockets
  • 2 × 30mm underwing gun pods
  • Mine dispensers
  • Smoke canisters