Loening Aircraft Engineering
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Loening Aircraft Engineering Corporation was founded 1917 by Grover Loening and produced early aircraft and amphibious aircraft from 1917 through 1933. When it merged with Keystone Aircraft Corporation in 1928, some of its engineers left to form Grumman.
[edit] 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: Loening Aeronautical Engineering Co, Garden City NY.
- 1933: Ended operations.
[edit] Aircraft Models
- Grover Loening (around 1911 - 1913)
- The world's first monoplane flying boat.
(Later models appear under Keystone Aircraft Corporation)
Many Loening flying boats were similar in appearance to the Grumman Duck - single large float under the fuselage.
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