Loening Aircraft Engineering
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Loening Aircraft Engineering Corporation produced early aircraft and amphibious aircraft from 1913 through 1938. When it merged with Keystone Aircraft Corporation in 1928 some of its engineers left to form Grumman.
History
- 1913: Grover Loening
- 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.
- 1938: Ended operations.
Aircraft Models
- Grover Loening (around 1911 - 1913)
- *The world's first monoplane flying boat.
Many Loening flying boats were similar in appearance to the Grumman Duck - single large float under the fuselage.
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