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Loening XFL

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Top speed
  
322 km/h

Length
  
6.32 m

Wingspan
  
8.53 m

Manufacturer
  
Loening Aeronautical Engineering

The Loening XFL was a proposed carrier based fighter aircraft to be built by Loening Aeronautical Engineering for the US Navy. It won a 1933 competition, but Loening was already busy building other aircraft, so the contract was canceled.

Specifications (as designed)

Data from Angelucci, 1987. pp. 292-293.

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
  • Wingspan: 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m)
  • Empty weight: 4,250 lb (1,928 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Wright XR-1510-26, 625 hp ( kW) each

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 200 mph (322 km/h)

    • References

    Loening XFL Wikipedia
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