Summary Grumman manufactured successful naval fighters during World War II & ventured into private commuter planes. The G-21 Goose was Grumman's first civilian aircraft with amphibious capabilities, also used as a transport plane. Grumman's G-73 Mallard, designed for regional commuter services, had a limited production run of 59 units.
The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation was a US-based military and civilian aircraft manufacturer. The company was founded in 1929 by Leroy Grumman and merged with Northrop Corporation in 1994 to form Northrop Grumman. During World War II, the company manufactured several naval fighters which became some of the most successful fighters of the Second World War.
Around the same time, Grumman manufactured several private commuter planes, primarily targeting wealthy business groups and small utility service companies. While Grumman is known for manufacturing the early Gulfstream jets, this article notes the company’s private airplanes before the Gulfstream I. The Grumman G-21 Goose Crew : 1-3 Capacity : 5-7 Length : 38 ft 6 in (11.
73 m) Wingspan : 49 ft 0 in (14.94 m) Height : 16 ft 2 in (4.93 m) Gross weight : 8,000 lb (3,629 kg) Powerplant : 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-6 Wasp Junior 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 450 hp (340 kW) each In the mid-1930s, Grumman designed an eight-seat commuter amphibious flying boat for the Long Island, NY, businessmen community.
The aircraft performed its first flight in May 1937 and entered.