"The absolute fundamental aim is to make money out of satisfying customers" . . - Sir John Egan . .

Why Team Grumman? . . . Well, I wanted a place and a trademark upon which to showcase my continuing developments and improvements to Travelers, Cheetahs, and Tigers built by Grumman American, American General and the new Tiger Company. This is the place to watch if you want to keep up with projects and with developments like (Click a button on the left)

Cowling Stuff: a completely new fiberglass or carbon-fiber cowling which, so far, is up to 10 knots faster with up to 20 degrees lower CHTs. The ONLY place you'll hear about any developments on the new cowling is on TeamGrumman-list (see below)

Eyebrow Stuff: a Fiberglass replacement for the original cheesy plastic eyebrow

Wheel Fairing Stuff: Too many years ago, I got some tooling for some really narrow wheel pants that were intended for an AA5x. I had some splashes made up and I've been playing with them for years. The trouble is, well, there are many. First, they are too flat on the sides. The air just won't stay attaached to them. And, they would still need the brake fairing covers. Not a big improvement. So, I'm getting a whole new set of tooling made . . . . . Just as soon as I get the STC for my Cowling!!!!

IO360 Stuff: Lots of Grumman pilots talk about how sweet it would be to have 200 hp and a constant speed prop. I have to agree. Problem is, the angle valve 200 hp IO360 is wider and heavier than the parallel valve 180 hp IO360. That means there are a lot of changes that need to be made for 20 more hp. That 20 hp has to lift a minimum of 40 pounds more than a 180 HP IO360 . A ported and polished parallel valve IO360 puts out over 200 hp on a dyno. Need I say more? How about a 180 HP IO360 with a constant speed prop? What I need are some folks to invest in this project..

Make you a deal: if you pay for the parts and hardware, I'll do the labor, testing and certifying for free!

Exit Ramp Stuff: '78 and up Cheetahs and Tigers have metal cooling exit ramps spot welded to the cowling. These cooling ramps are simple bent aluminum ramps with nothing aerodynamically efficient about them. They also promote cracking on the lower right side of the cowling. becasue they don't absorb any vibration. The earlier exit ramps were a much better design. I duplicated them, adding 1 inch to the height. So far, the results are very encouraging.

TeamGrumman-List, is an alternative to the Grumman Gang. Why? I don't know about you, but, from 1997 to 2003 I was kicked off of GG five (5) times. I was kicked off for things like, sending out a Christmas wish, sending a notice about a virus on an emil I got from GG, and for accidently sending a joke. I can't count how many times my emails were rejected for not having ENOUGH Grumman content. Infact, when I first started TeamGrumman-List, I included the word, TeamGrumman, in my signature block in messages I sent to to GG. The word 'TeamGrumman' was stripped from my email. Ah, I wonder what Thomas Jefferson would have said about that.....?

TeamGrumman-List is a place where you can talk about flying, airplanes, share jokes, and other content that may or may not be 'just grumman related.' You can feel confident that your email can be freely sent without the fear of getting the boot. Or, if you want to post something, some information YOU feel is important, it won't be stripped or bumped back for 'not following the Rules.' This -list is totally regulated by the users; only by the users.

Subscribe to the TeamGrumman-list today. Once you're signed up, just post to TeamGrumman-List@matronics.com and submit your comments.
(HINT: Follow the link, enter your email address, and then go all the way to the bottom of the subscription form, well, almost, and click on the Team Grumman-List and/or Digest).

If you have any questions at all about any of the AA5x or AG5B series Grummans, give me a call. I'm usually available at (530) 889-8317

Gary