Grumman Kitten

The Grumman Kitten was a 1940s American cabin monoplane designed and built by Grumman as part of the company postwar plan to enter the light aircraft market. Two versions were built: the G-63 Kitten I, an all-metal two or three seat cabin monoplane with retractable tailwheel landing gear and a Lycoming O-290 piston engine, which first flew on 18 March 1944, and the G-72 Kitten II, flown on 4 February 1946 with retractable nosewheel gear and dual controls. A G-81 conversion tested a ducted wing. Neither version entered production, and the project ended in 1946. The Kitten II served as a company transport until the mid-1960s, and the sole surviving Kitten is on display at the Cradle of Aviation Museum on Long Island, New York.