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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.

Specifications (as designed)※

Data from Angelucci, "1987." pp. 292-293.

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 (466 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 200 mph (322 km/h, 170 kn)

References※

Bibliography※

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

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