Grover Loening
Aircraft designer, born in Bremen, Germany (where his father was US consul). He held three degrees from Columbia University, including the first ever awarded in aeronautics. As owner of two different companies, he made a variety of contributions to aviation, such as the creation of the rigid strut bracing system and the retractable undercarriage.
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12, 1888 - Feb. 29, 1976), aircraft manufacturer, was born in Bremen, Germany. Having graduated from Columbia Universitywhere he was awarded the first ever degree in Aeronautical Engineering, he
joined the Queen Aeroplane Company in New York, managed the Wright Brothers factory in Dayton Ohio for Orville Wright, published a book Military Airplanes, and became Vice President of the
Sturdevant Aeroplane Company. after it merged with Keystone Aircraft in 1928, he formed the Grover Loening Aircraft Company.Asked how to say his name, he told The Literary Digest "The correct American pronunciation, used by me and universally in aviation, is one that ignores the e or the umlaut suggestion;
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