The Legend Begins In 1930, in a converted automobile showroom on Long Island, New York, two visionaries named Leroy "Roy" Grumman and Leon Swirbul founded what would become one of America's most storied aviation companies. Grumman Aircraft Engineering Company initially focused on military aviation, becoming a preeminent manufacturer of naval aircraft during World War II, producing legendary fighters like the F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat. But it was in the post-war boom of the late 1950s that Grumman saw an opportunity to reshape civilian aviation. In 1957, engineers at the Bethpage, New York facility completed the design for a revolutionary [...]