Loening

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Loening Aeronautical Engineering Corporation
Industry Aerospace
Founded1917 (1917)
Founders Grover Loening
Defunct1928 (1928)
FateMerged with Keystone Aircraft in 1928
Successor Keystone-Loening

Loening Aeronautical Engineering Corporation was founded 1917 by Grover Loening and Henry M. Crane produced early aircraft and amphibious aircraft beginning in 1917. When it merged with Keystone Aircraft Corporation in 1928, some of its engineers left to form Grumman. Loening formed a new enterprise, Grover Loening Aircraft Company, in 1929, which closed in 1933. [1]

Contents

History

Aircraft

Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Loening Monoplane Flying Boat
Loening M-2 Kitten 19183Convertible amphibian monoplane
Loening M-8 191855Monoplane fighter
Loening PW-2 19207Monoplane fighter
Loening Model 23 192116Monoplane pusher engine flying boat
Loening R-4 19222Monoplane racer
Loening PA-1 19221Biplane fighter
Loening OL 1923165Biplane flying boat
Loening C-1 19288Biplane flying boat
Loening C-2 192836Biplane flying boat
Loening XSL 19311Submarine-based monoplane pusher engine flying boat
Loening C-5 19341Development of XSL
Loening XFL N/A0Unbuilt carrier-based fighter

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References

  1. "Subseries VIII: Keystone Aircraft Corporation". National Air and Space Museum. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. "[Untitled Announcement]". Aero Digest. November 1928. p. 929. Retrieved 18 May 2021.