What is "grumman"

The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, later Grumman Aerospace Corporation, was a leading 20th century U.S. producer of military and civilian aircraft. Founded on December 6, 1929, by Leroy Grumman and partners, its independent existence ended in 1994 when it was acquired by Northrop Corporation to form Northrop Grumman.

Grumman could mean:

• Grumman, a former aircraft maker, now part of Northrop Grumman
• Northrop Grumman, an aerospace and defense conglomerate

• Leroy Grumman (1895–1982), an American industrialist and aeronautical engineer, who founder of the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation

• USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO-195), a U.S. Navy fleet replenishment oiler in service since 1989

• Grumman (Dune), a fictional planet in Frank Herbert's Dune universe
• Stanislaus Grumman, a fictional character in the His Dark Materials series

Grumman was a station stop along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road and was opened February 2, 1942 for employees of Grumman Aviation, at the Grumman Bethpage Airport. Wooden shelter sheds were built at the station which was relocated in 1951 when South Oyster Bay Road was realigned for the extended runway. Metal shelter sheds were built during the 1960s. The last scheduled service to Grumman was on November 29, 1985, and it was officially closed on December 2, 1985, The former airport is now the Nassau County Police Heliport. No evidence of the former station remains today.