Loening XFL

XFL
Role	Fighter
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Loening Aeronautical Engineering
First flight	Never flew^[1]
Status	Never built

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.^[1]

Specifications (as designed)

Data from Angelucci, 1987. pp. 292-293.^[1]

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

1 2 3 Angelucci, 1987. pp. 292-293.

Bibliography

Angelucci, Enzo (1987). The American Fighter from 1917 to the present. New York: Orion Books.

Aircraft produced by Loening

Company designations	C-1 C-2 C-4 C-5 C-6 M-1 M-2 M-3 M-8 Model 23 Air Yacht Duckling Monoduck

Fighters	LS FL PA-1 PW-2

Air Ambulance	HL

Observation	OA-1 OA-2 O-10 OL O2L

Racer	R-4

Army Seaplane	S-1

Submarine-based Scouts	XSL XS2L

United States Navy fighter designations pre-1962

General Aviation Brewster	FA FA² F2A F3A

Boeing	FB F2B F3B F4B F5B F6B F7B F8B

Curtiss	CF F2C F3C F4C F5C¹ F6C F7C F8C F9C F10C F11C F12C F13C F14C F15C

Douglas McDonnell	XFD F2D² F3D F4D F5D F6D FD F2D to "H"

Grumman	FF F2F F3F F4F F5F F6F F7F F8F F9F-1 to -5 F9F-6 to -8 F10F F11F F12F

Eberhart Goodyear	FG F2G FG F2G

Hall McDonnell	FH FH F2H F3H F4H

Berliner-Joyce North American	FJ F2J F3J FJ-1 FJ-2/3 FJ-4

Loening Bell	FL FL YF2L-1 F2L-1K F3L

General Motors	FM F2M F3M

Naval Aircraft Factory	FN

Lockheed	FO (I) FO (II)

Ryan	FR F2R F3R

Supermarine	FS

Northrop	FT F2T

Vought	FU F2U F3U F4U F5U F6U F7U F8U F8U-3

Lockheed	FV

Wright CC&F	WP F2W F3W FW² F2W² F3W² F4W

Convair	FY F2Y

¹ Not assigned • ² Assigned to a different manufacturer's type See also: Aeromarine AS • Vought VE-7

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