Loening XSL
# Loening XSL

The Loening SL was an American submarine-based reconnaissance flying boat designed and built by Loening Aeronautical Engineering for the United States Navy.

## Design and development

First flown in 1931 the Loening SL was lightweight flying-boat designed to be folded up and stored on a submarine within an 8-foot space. It was a single-seat, mid-wing monoplane powered by a 110 hp (82 kW) Warner Scarab radial engine mounted above the wing driving a pusher propeller. Originally designated the XSL-1 by the Navy it was re-designated XSL-2 in 1932 when it was re-engined with a 160 hp (119 kW) Menasco B-6 engine. Only the prototype was built and it was not ordered into production.

## Variants

### XSL-1

    Prototype with a Warner Scarab engine.

### XSL-2

    Prototype re-engined with a Menasco B-6 engine.

## Specifications (XSL-1)

Data from aerofiles.com

General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Length: 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
* Wingspan: 31 ft 0 in (9.45 m)
* Gross weight: 1,500 lb (680 kg)
* Powerplant: 1 × Warner Scarab radial engine , 100 hp (75 kW)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 100 mph (160 km/h, 87 kn)
* Cruise speed: 88 mph (142 km/h, 76 kn)
* Service ceiling: 14,000 ft (4,268 m)
