Grumman Aerospace Corporation - A premier Developer of Military and Commercial Aircraft and Aviation Parts

Interested in History of Grumman Aerospace Corporation : Grumman Aerospace Corporation, formerly Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, was one of the leading manufacturers of aircraft and aviation parts for both commercial and military applications. It was founded in 1929 by Leroy Grumman and employed up to 23,000 people.

Leroy Grumman was the largest investor out of all the partners, which included Edmund Ward Poor, William Schwendler, Jake Swirbul, and Clint Towl. They all originally worked for Loening Aircraft Engineering Corporation in the 1920s until it was bought out by Keystone Aircraft Corporation. The company, named after Grumman because of his controlling interest, began business in 1930 and began supplying parts to the US Navy. In 1994, Northrop Corporation acquired Grumman and formed Northrop Grumman, by which it is known today.

The first aircraft developed by Grumman was the Grumman FF-1, which was used by the US Navy. The company became well known for the F4F Wildcat, F6F Hellcat, and other types of Navy fighter aircraft during World War II. It also produced the Grumman F7F Tigercat and the Grumman F8F Bearcat, which were not as well known. The gross value of their wartime military contracts allowed them to be ranked 22^nd among all US companies. Later on, they were involved in developing manned spacecraft during the space race era and are involved today in the production of business and commercial aircraft. In addition, Grumman also produces the Grumman LLV and Grumman Olson, which you may recognize as the USPS and UPS truck you see regularly.

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