Loening C-5

Short description: 1930s American amphibious aircraft

C-5

General information
Type| Light amphibian
National origin| United States
Manufacturer| Grover Loening Aircraft Company
Number built| 1
History
First flight| 1934
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.

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