Grover Cleveland Loening (September 12, 1888 – February 29, 1976) was a American aircraft manufacturer. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Loening was born in Bremen, Germany, while his American-born father was stationed there as U. Bremen (ˈbʁeːmən is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany (official name Stadtgemeinde Bremen / City Municipality of Bremen S. Consul. He graduated from Columbia University in New York City, where he was awarded the first-ever degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. The City of New York Aerospace engineering is the branch of Engineering behind the design construction and science of Aircraft and Spacecraft. Following graduation, 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. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the County seat and largest city of Montgomery County. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout In 1917 he formed the Loening Aeronautical Engineering Corporation; after it merged with Keystone Aircraft in 1928, he formed the Grover Loening Aircraft Company, which he eventually closed in 1933. Loening Aeronautical Engineering Corporation was founded 1917 by Grover Loening and produced early aircraft and amphibious aircraft from 1917 Keystone Aircraft Corporation was an early pioneer in airplane manufacturing During World War II he was chief consultant to the War Production Board. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The War Production Board ( WPB) was established as a government agency on January 16 1942 by executive order of Franklin D
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; viz. The Literary Digest was an influential general-interest weekly Magazine in the early 20th century United States, published by Funk and Wagnalls , the low is pronounced as low to rhyme with doe, and accenting the first syllable—lo'ning. " (Charles Earle Funk, What's the Name, Please?, Funk & Wagnalls, 1936. )