The idea for the Goose came in 1936, when a group of wealthy industrialists, wanted an easier way to commute from their homes on Long Island to the financial district of Wall Street. They commissioned Roy Grumman to build ten airplanes that could take off from their private air strips and land on the water near the financial district. By the end of World War Two, nearly 350 Gooses (they are never referred to as Geese) had been built.
After the war, most of the G-21’s were absorbed into the civilian market. The Goose saw widespread service with small passenger airlines in the Caribbean , California , Alaska , and around the world. Until 1970, there were enough Gooses to meet market demand. By the early eighties however, the supply of Gooses had begun to dry up due to a lack of spare parts and people experienced with seaplane maintenance and operations. By 1990, only a small number of G-21 aircraft remain. While the number of Gooses declined, the market for seaplanes that can operate from land or water has increased with time. Antilles Seaplanes, LLC has seized this lucrative opportunity and is the only company in the world that can satisfy the demand for this unique airplane.
When Grumman Aircraft stopped providing spare parts and technical support for the Goose, Dean Franklin Aviation Enterprises in Miami bought the existing spare parts inventory from Grumman. For more than 50 years, that company had a monopoly on Goose parts and expertise. Now, Antilles Seaplanes has obtained from Dean Franklin all of the remaining spare parts and complete technical and engineering documentation for the Goose and is poised to hatch a whole new generation of this venerable classic.
After the war, most of the G-21’s were absorbed into the civilian market. The Goose saw widespread service with small passenger airlines in the Caribbean , California , Alaska , and around the world. Until 1970, there were enough Gooses to meet market demand. By the early eighties however, the supply of Gooses had begun to dry up due to a lack of spare parts and people experienced with seaplane maintenance and operations. By 1990, only a small number of G-21 aircraft remain. While the number of Gooses declined, the market for seaplanes that can operate from land or water has increased with time. Antilles Seaplanes, LLC has seized this lucrative opportunity and is the only company in the world that can satisfy the demand for this unique airplane.
When Grumman Aircraft stopped providing spare parts and technical support for the Goose, Dean Franklin Aviation Enterprises in Miami bought the existing spare parts inventory from Grumman. For more than 50 years, that company had a monopoly on Goose parts and expertise. Now, Antilles Seaplanes has obtained from Dean Franklin all of the remaining spare parts and complete technical and engineering documentation for the Goose and is poised to hatch a whole new generation of this venerable classic.
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