Loening

Loening Aeronautical Engineering Corporation

Loening OA-1A
Industry	Aerospace
Founded	1917
Founders	Grover Loening
Successor	Keystone-Loening

Loening Aeronautical Engineering Corporation was founded 1917 by Grover Loening and produced early aircraft and amphibious aircraft beginning in 1917. When it merged with Keystone Aircraft Corporation in 1928, some of its engineers left to form Grumman. Loening formed a new enterprise, Grover Loening Aircraft Company, in 1929, which eventually closed in 1932.

History

• 1917: Loening Aeronautical Engineering Co, 31 St at East River, New York NY.
• 1928: Merged with Keystone Aircraft Corporation as Loening Aeronautical Div.
• 1929: Grover Loening Aircraft Co, Garden City NY.
• 1932: Ended operations.

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Loening

Model name	First flight	Number built	Type
Loening Monplane Flying Boat	Template:Avyear
Loening Model 23	Template:Avyear	16
Loening C-2	Template:Avyear	36
Loening M-8	Template:Avyear	55
Loening OL	Template:Avyear	165
Loening PA-1	Template:Avyear	1
Loening PW-2	Template:Avyear	7
Loening S-1 Flying Yacht	Template:Avyear
Loening SL	Template:Avyear	1
Loening XFL	N/A	0
Keystone-Loening Commander	Template:Avyear

(Later models appear under Keystone Aircraft Corporation)

Many Loening flying boats were similar in appearance to the later Grumman Duck, featuring a single large float under the fuselage. Leroy Grumman had been General Manager at Loening Aeronautical Engineering Company, and after Grumman and colleagues/co-founders Leon "Jake" Swirbul, Bill Schwendler, and Ed Poor struck out on their own following Loening's merger with Keystone, Grumman's new company's initial business strategy was the repair of Loening aircraft for the U.S. Navy. Grumman soon began marketing aircraft of its own, based largely on concepts developed at Loening. Almost the entire early Grumman work force were ex-Loening employees.

See also

• List of military aircraft of the United States

External links

• Aerofiles.com: Loening
• Loening OA-1A in Smithsonian Museum