Talleres Loring
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aviation |
| Founded | 1923 in Madrid, Spain |
| Founder | Jorge Loring Martinez |
| Defunct | 1934 |
| Headquarters | Madrid , Spain |
| Products | Military aircraft, autogyro prototypes, commercial aircraft |
Talleres Loring (Loring Workshops) was a Spanish aviation firm established by engineer and businessman Jorge Loring Martinez following his relocation to Madrid.
History
Before Talleres Loring, Jorge Loring co-founded an earlier enterprise named Loring Pujol y Cia in Barcelona alongside Claudio Baradat Guillé in 1918.
In 1923, the newly formed company set up its manufacturing facility in Cuatro Vientos, Carabanchel, located in southwestern Madrid, initiating production activities by 1924. Shortly thereafter, it secured contracts to produce military aircraft, starting with the licensed construction of Fokker C.IV models. Subsequently, Talleres Loring contributed to the development of several autogyro prototypes designed by Juan de la Cierva, including the Cierva C.7 and Cierva C.12.
The company also developed proprietary aircraft predominantly designed by engineer Eduardo Barrón, such as the Loring R-1, Loring R-2, and Loring R-3. Due to the substantial financial demands of its projects, Jorge Loring returned to government service in 1931. However, by 1934, Talleres Loring declared bankruptcy. Following this, Jorge Loring's brother provided financial support enabling him to establish Aeronáutica Industrial S.A. (AISA), which continued producing military aircraft. Jorge Loring was found deceased at AISA on 22 September 1936, coinciding with the onset of the Spanish Civil War.
Regarding early developments, the Loring RB surveillance monoplane prototype is reported to have been constructed around 1923, though details are scarce. Similarly, limited information exists about the Loring T-2 model.[1][2]
List of Aircraft
- C-1 – Fighter prototype derived from the R-3; a single unit was produced and displayed at the Palacio de Cristal aeronautical exhibition in 1926.
- E-1 – Two-seat light monoplane prototype featuring an additional fin and rudder mounted above the fuselage; first flight occurred in 1929.[3]
- E-2 – Parasol-wing light monoplane; at least four units manufactured in 1930.
- R-1 – Two-seat sesquiplane designed for reconnaissance and light bombing roles; production totaled 30 units in 1925.
- R-2 – An evolution of the R-1 model that did not reach production.
- R-3 – Reconnaissance and light attack aircraft; four prototypes completed in 1926 followed by series production beginning in 1927 with 110 units built.[4]
- T-1 – Light trainer aircraft based on the R-3 platform; a single prototype constructed in 1926.
- T-2 (also known as B-1) – Commercial biplane prototype accommodating five passengers; built around 1929 or 1930.
- T-3 – Three-engined commercial monoplane nicknamed Barrón Colonial; classified as a "colonial aircraft," it was built in 1931 with its maiden flight occurring in 1932.[5]
- B-2 – Ambitious six-engine bomber project designed to carry a payload of 4,000 kg that remained only on paper.[6]
- Loring X – Two-seat low-wing monoplane with an enclosed cockpit; constructed in 1934.
- Produced under license
References
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- ↑ Loring E-1: “Two are better than one”
- ↑ José Warleta Carrillo, Eduardo Barrón y Ramos de Sotomayor, Aeroplano no 6, 1989
- ↑ Birth, first steps and pre-war planes of the Spanish Military Aviation
- ↑ Warleta Carrillo, José (1989). «Revista Aeroplano nº 6». In Instituto de Historia y Cultura Aeronáutica. Eduardo Barrón y Ramos de Sotomayor. Madrid. p. 64.
External links
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- Aircraft potentially involved in the Spanish Civil War
- Unusual aircraft from various eras
- Origins, early development, and pre-war models of Spanish Military Aviation
- Early Spanish aircraft (Russian language)
