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Loening XSL

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Top speed
  
160 km/h

Length
  
8.28 m

Wingspan
  
9.45 m

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Manufacturer
  
Loening Aeronautical Engineering

The Loening SL was an American submarine-based reconnaissance flying boat designed and built by Loening Aeronautical Engineering for the United States Navy.

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Design and development

First flown in 1931 the Loening SL was lightweight flying-boat designed to be folded up and stored on a submarine within an 8-foot space. It was a single-seat, mid-wing monoplane powered by a 110 hp (82 kW) Warner Scarab radial engine mounted above the wing driving a pusher propeller. Originally designated the XSL-1 by the Navy it was re-designated XSL-2 in 1932 when it was re-engined with a 160 hp (119 kW) Menasco B-6 engine. Only the prototype was built and it was not ordered into production.

Variants

XSL-1
Prototype with a Warner Scarab engine.
XSL-2
Prototype re-engined with a Menasco B-6 engine.

Specifications (XSL-1)

Data from aerofiles.com

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
  • Wingspan: 31 ft 0 in (9.45 m)
  • Gross weight: 1500 lb (680 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Warner Scarab radial engine, 100 hp (75 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 100 mph (160 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 88 mph ( km/h)
  • Service ceiling: 14000 ft (4268 m)

    • References

    Loening XSL Wikipedia
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