My father was an engineer for Grumman from ‘51 to 78’. I would really like to model of the planes that he worked on. Unfortunately, he is getting older and having incredible memory loss. He really can’t remember anything except the F-14. I was wondering if any of you could help me figure out which Jets Grumman made during those years. Any help would be appreciated by a son just trying to honor his dad.
jgaertner73,
Try this link out. It may take awhile to go through, but it’s worth it! Every aircraft designator, role, and manufacturer from 1911-2002!
http://www.driko.org/usdes.html
Enjoy!
demono69
Aside from the Tomcat, the Panther,Cougar and Tiger are all I can think of as far as jets go.
also the intruder.
Also the S-2 and the E-2 ?
Jim G.
Ok, I LOVE the Grumman planes!
In order from 1951: (production planes)
Jets:
F-9F Panther (first flew in 1949)
F-9F-6 Cougar (swept wing verison - first flew in 1951)
F-11 Tigercat (first Blue Angel Jet)
A-6 Intruder
EA-6 Prowler
F-14 Tomcat
Props:
E-1 -Tracer
HU-16 Albatross
C-1 Trader
E-2 -Hawkeye
C2-Greyhound
S-2 Tracker
Thanks guys you all have been a lot of help.[:D]
there’s also the one-off swing wing jaguar
I don’t know if this counts, but I believe that Grumman was the prime contractor for the Luner Excursion Module.
Aurora-7,
The Tigercat (F7F) was a prop twin not a jet.
I think what he meant was the F11F Tiger, which was a jet
I’m pretty sure it was the Blue Angels’ third plane, and their first jet
The Tiger was, overall, the Blues’ seventh display bird, but the fifth bird used as part of the diamond. It was their fourth jet and their first supersonic jet.
They flew the Hellcat, Bearcat, SNJ, Panther, F7U Cutlass for a VERY short time (half of the 1951 season), Cougar and then the Tiger.
The SNJ was used early on as the Jap adversary in their dogfight routine. Then, when they switched to Panthers, they used a yellow Bearcat called “Beetle Bomb” for this role. This was all before they had a solo routine as we know it today. Actually, come to think of it, it was right around the time of the advent of what we now know as the traditional solo routine that that the dogfight routine was last used. I think… [:p]
And, jmcquate, Grumman was, indeed, the prime contractor for the LEM. But last I heard, no LEM ever caught a three-wire! [;)]
Fade to Black…
Oy!
Yes I was wrong in the F-11’s name(‘Tiger’ not ‘Tigercat’) and it was NOT the first Blue Angle jet.