Engineering:Loening C-5

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Short description: 1930s American amphibious aircraft
C-5
Role Light amphibian
National origin United States
Manufacturer Loening Aeronautical Engineering
First flight 1934
Number built 1
Developed from Loening XSL

The Loening C-5 was an American amphibious aircraft built by Loening in the 1930s.

Design

The C-5, a small amphibian based on the Loening XSL-2, was larger in size and featured an enclosed a cabin. The engine was cowled to reduce drag. One C-5 was built (civil registration X813W), flying in 1934.

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 27 ft 11 in (8.50 m)
  • Wingspan: 35 ft 5 in (10.80 m)
  • Gross weight: 1,500 lb (680 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Menasco B-6 6-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine, 160 hp (120 kW)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch pusher propeller

Performance

References

  1. "Loening C-5" (in russian). Airwar.ru. http://www.airwar.ru/enc/flyboat/loeningc5.html. Retrieved 2019-02-26.