Loening PW-2
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| Role | Monoplane fighter |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Loening Aeronautical Engineering |
| Designer | Grover Loening |
| First flight | 1920 |
| Primary user | United States Army Air Corps |
| Number built | 7 |
| Developed from | Loening M-8 |
The Loening PW-2 was a 1920s American single-seat fighter monoplane designed by Grover Loening and built by his Loening Aeronautical Engineering Company.
Development
Based on the earlier two-seat braced-wing monoplane fighter, the M-8, the PW-2 was a single-seat variant for the United States Army Air Corps. It had a fixed tailskid landing gear and was powered by a nose-mounted Wright-Hispano H engine with a tractor propeller. The pilot had an open cockpit. The company built three prototypes designated the PW-2 and a production order for 10 aircraft designated the PW-2A followed. The PW-2As were similar to the PW-2 but had a revised tail unit. After four aircraft had been delivered, one aircraft crashed when the wings separated from the aircraft; the contract was canceled. One of the PW-2As was modified with shorter-span wings and a 350 hp (260 kW) Packard 1A-1237 engine as the PW-2B.
Variants
- PW-2
- Prototype, three built one of which had twin rudders and was not flown and used for static testing.
- PW-2A
- Production variant with revised tail unit, four built and six cancelled.
- PW-2B
- One PW-2A modified with shorter span wings and a 350hp (261kW) Packard 1A-1237
Operators
Specifications (PW-2A)
Data from Fighters of the United States Air Force [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 26 ft 1 in (7.95 m)
- Wingspan: 39 ft 9 in (12.12 m)
- Wing area: 299[2] ft2 (27.8 m2)
- Gross weight: 2799 lb (1270 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Wright-Hispano H engine, 320 hp (239 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 136 mph (219 km/h)
Armament
- 2 × .30 in (7.62 mm) Lewis machine guns
See also
- Related development
- Related lists
References
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