Loening Aeronautical Engineering

The Loening Aeronautical Engineering Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer based in New York City. It was founded in 1917 by Grover Loening, who had already designed and built around 1911 one of the first seaplanes, a flying boat. In the founding year he received from the U.S. Navy contract to build the Loening M-8, a two-seater abgestrebten shoulder Deckers for campaign purposes, after previously a development order for a small board aircraft had to be sought.

After the First World War, the Flying yacht was designed, which succeeded in gaining several world records while simultaneously opening up the market for private flying boats. The development of Loening OL series, an amphibious aircraft with central float and retractable landing gear. finally earned the company the most success.

In 1928, the company from the Huff Daland Aero Company, was bought and had their operations from New York to the headquarters of the new company to Bristol, Pennsylvania embarrassed. The combined company now operating under the new name of Keystone Aircraft Corporation, but Loening initially continued as a separate department called Loening Aeronautical Division was. Some of the designers, among them Leroy Grumman therefore left the company and founded the Grumman Aerospace Corporation. 1929 Keystone went into the merger of Curtiss Wright and also with on and became a manufacturing operation of the new group.

Grover Loening created began in 1928 with a new company, the Grover Loening Aircraft Company was called next and consulting activities produced some experimental aircraft. The company was dissolved in 1938 because Loening 1937 joined the civil service.

Types

  • Loening Air Yacht
  • Loening C -1W
  • Loening C -2C
  • Loening C -4C
  • Loening C-5
  • Loening C-6
  • Loening Duckling
  • Loening FL -1
  • Loening LS.
  • Loening M-2 Kitten
  • Loening M-3
  • Loening M-8
  • Loening mono Duck
  • Loening O2L
  • Loening OA -1
  • Loening OA -2
  • Loening PA-1
  • Loening PW -2
  • Loening S-1
  • Loening S -2L
  • Loening SL
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