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The Grumman G-21 Goose is an amphibious flying boat designed by Grumman to serve as an eight-seat "commuter" aircraft for businessmen in the Long Island area. The Goose was Grumman's first monoplane to fly, its first twin-engined aircraft, and its first aircraft to enter commercial airline service.
The Grumman G-21 Goose was designed and produced by Grumman as an amphibious flying boat that will operate as an eight-seat commuter aircraft for businessmen in the Long Island.
Constructed of 24ST AlcIad aluminum, the G-21 was an all-metal, high-winged monoplane powered by two 450-horsepower Pratt and Whitney Wasp Jr. nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial engines mounted on the leading edge of the high-set wings.
While most of the G-21s were quickly phased out of military service after World War II, the Goose renewed its career as an airliner in earnest. Uniquely adapted for travel in virtually any environment, the Goose saw widespread service with small airlines in the Caribbean, California, and Alaska.
The Grumman G-21A in the National Air and Space Museum's collection was built in 1938 for the Venezuela Oil Development Branch of the Asiatic Petroleum Company.
The Grumman G-21 Goose is a twin-engined eight-seat amphibious utility aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation. The most numerous of the military G-21 versions were the United States Navy and US Coast Guard variants, designated the JRF.
Grumman G-21A Goose II Highlights: An American eight-passenger amphibian designed and manufactured by Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation from 1937 to 1945
