Loening XFL

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

Bibliography

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