Grumman aircraft

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Grumman_F8_F_Bearcat
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Northrop_Grumman_Corporation
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1930
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bethpage,_New_York
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grumman aircraft
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Grumman_Aerospace_Corporation
gptkbp:notable_achievement Produced the first aircraft to be equipped with an advanced targeting system for ground support missions
Designed the first aircraft to use a fly-by-wire control system
Pioneered the use of aluminum in aircraft construction
Developed the first all-weather carrier-based fighter
Created the first aircraft to be equipped with an advanced navigation system
Designed the first aircraft to use a fly-by-wire missile control system
Created the first aircraft to be equipped with an advanced targeting system for special operations missions
Designed the first aircraft to use a fly-by-wire targeting system for surveillance missions
Designed the first aircraft to use a fly-by-wire system
Created the first aircraft to be equipped with an advanced weapon system
Designed the first aircraft to use composite materials in its structure
Developed the first aircraft to use a digital targeting system for air-to-ground attacks
Created the first aircraft to be equipped with an advanced targeting system for air-to-air combat
Produced the first aircraft to be equipped with a heads-up display
Developed the first aircraft to use a digital data bus system
Produced the first aircraft to be equipped with an advanced electronic warfare system
Developed the first aircraft to use stealth technology for naval operations
Designed the first aircraft to use a glass cockpit
Designed the first jet fighter for the U. S. Navy
Developed the first aircraft to use a digital electronic warfare system
Produced the Lunar Module for the Apollo program
First aircraft carrier-based fighter to exceed 1,000 mph
Developed the first aircraft to use a digital targeting system for intelligence missions
Designed the first aircraft to use a fly-by-wire targeting system for special operations missions
Created the first aircraft to be equipped with an advanced radar warning system
Developed the first aircraft to use a digital missile guidance system
Developed the first aircraft to use a digital fly-by-wire system
Developed the first aircraft to use a digital targeting system for ground support missions
Created the first aircraft with a variable-sweep wing
Produced the first aircraft to be equipped with an advanced communication system
Developed the first aircraft to use a digital flight control system
Produced the first aircraft to be equipped with an advanced targeting system for reconnaissance missions
Designed the first aircraft to use a fly-by-wire targeting system for air-to-air combat
Designed the first aircraft to use a modular avionics system
Produced the first aircraft to be equipped with an in-flight refueling system
Produced the first aircraft to be designed specifically for carrier operations
Developed the first operational carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft
Produced the first aircraft to be equipped with an advanced missile system
Developed the first aircraft to use a fly-by-light system
Designed the first aircraft to use a fly-by-wire flight control system
Designed the first aircraft to use a fly-by-light control system
Created the first aircraft to be equipped with an advanced radar system
Designed the first aircraft to use a fly-by-wire targeting system for close air support missions
Created the first aircraft to be equipped with an advanced targeting system for close air support missions
Introduced the concept of the 'catapult launch' for naval aviation
Created the first aircraft to be equipped with an advanced avionics suite
Created the first aircraft to be equipped with an advanced sensor system
Developed the first aircraft to use a digital targeting system for reconnaissance missions
Created the first aircraft to be equipped with an advanced targeting system for surveillance missions
Produced the first aircraft to be equipped with an advanced targeting system
Created the first aircraft to be equipped with an advanced targeting pod
Produced the first aircraft to be equipped with an advanced targeting system for precision strikes
Produced the first aircraft to be equipped with an advanced targeting system for intelligence missions
gptkbp:notable_models gptkb:F-4_F_Wildcat
gptkb:F-14_Tomcat
gptkb:E-2_Hawkeye
gptkb:F-11_Tiger
gptkb:A-6_Intruder
gptkbp:type gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:helicopter
civil aircraft