Grumman
Long Island planemaker
Grumman is an American aerospace company, historically one of the major manufacturers of military aircraft.
Founded in 1929, it produced iconic Navy fighters like the F6F Hellcat and F-14 Tomcat.
The company merged with Northrop in 1994 to form Northrop Grumman: My grandfather worked at Grumman on Long Island.
NYC's suburban peninsula
- Iron WorksNamed smelting establishment
- defense contractorCompany producing military goods
- plantBotanical organism
- factoryIndustrial production facility
workforce · engineers · merger · acquisition · subcontractor · manufacturing · flight testing · hangar
Naval variable-sweep fighter aircraft
- TomcatJava servlet container
- HawkeyeIowa resident's nickname
- GreyhoundAmerican intercity bus service
- carrierOne that transports
catapult · tailhook · fighter · squadron · Pacific · dogfight · torpedo bomber · air superiority
Sun deity, moonshot namesake
- EagleProper name or brand
- landerSpacecraft for surface arrival
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- Neil ArmstrongFirst person on moon
Buzz Aldrin · moonwalk · spacecraft · docking · rendezvous · Sea of Tranquility · regolith · craters
Aircraft launching underwater projectiles
- aceSingle-pip card
- MidwayFair's entertainment corridor
- GuadalcanalMelanesian island, fierce 1942 fighting
Large oceanic tube-nosed bird
- GoosePilot's radio name
- MallardHistoric LNER streamlined engine
- DuckCartoon surname
- flying boatAircraft with boat hull
amphibian · seaplane · crop duster · business jet · commuter · hull · floats
Long Island
NYC's suburban peninsula
- Iron WorksNamed smelting establishment
- defense contractorCompany producing military goods
- plantBotanical organism
factory · workforce · engineers · merger · acquisition · subcontractor · manufacturing · flight testing · hangar
F-14
Naval variable-sweep fighter aircraft
carrier · catapult · tailhook · fighter · squadron · Pacific · dogfight · torpedo bomber · air superiority · deck
Apollo
Sun deity, moonshot namesake
Neil Armstrong · Buzz Aldrin · moonwalk · spacecraft · docking · rendezvous · Sea of Tranquility · regolith · craters · hatch
torpedo bomber
Aircraft launching underwater projectiles
- aceSingle-pip card
- MidwayFair's entertainment corridor
- GuadalcanalMelanesian island, fierce 1942 fighting
Albatross
Large oceanic tube-nosed bird
flying boat · amphibian · seaplane · crop duster · business jet · commuter · hull · floats
- aerospaceairplane, helicopter, rocket, rockets, spacecraft
- Defense ContractorsLockheed Martin, Raytheon, RTX, Boeing, Thales
GrummanGeneral Motors
Major American car manufacturer
Ford · Chrysler · Toyota · Volkswagen · Ferrari