Loening
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| Industry | Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1917 |
| Founders | Grover Loening |
| Defunct | 1928 |
| Fate | Merged 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]
History
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- 1917: Loening Aeronautical Engineering Company, 31st Street at East River, New York, New York.
- 1928: Merged with Keystone Aircraft Corporation as Loening Aeronautical Division.[2][failed verification]
- 1929: Grover Loening Aircraft Company, Garden City, New York.
- November, 1933: Ended operations.
Aircraft
[edit]| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loening Monoplane Flying Boat | |||
| Loening M-2 Kitten | 1918 | 3 | Convertible amphibian monoplane |
| Loening M-8 | 1918 | 55 | Monoplane fighter |
| Loening PW-2 | 1920 | 7 | Monoplane fighter |
| Loening Model 23 | 1921 | 16 | Monoplane pusher engine flying boat |
| Loening R-4 | 1922 | 2 | Monoplane racer |
| Loening PA-1 | 1922 | 1 | Biplane fighter |
| Loening OL | 1923 | 165 | Biplane flying boat |
| Loening C-1 | 1928 | 8 | Biplane flying boat |
| Loening C-2 | 1928 | 36 | Biplane flying boat |
| Loening XSL | 1931 | 1 | Submarine-based monoplane pusher engine flying boat |
| Loening C-5 | 1934 | 1 | Development of XSL |
| Loening XFL | N/A | 0 | Unbuilt carrier-based fighter |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Subseries VIII: Keystone Aircraft Corporation". National Air and Space Museum. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "[Untitled Announcement]". Aero Digest. November 1928. p. 929. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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