Kari-Keen Manufacturing

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Kari-Keen Manufacturing Company
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Kari-Keen Manufacturing Company was an American aircraft manufacturer [1] and producer of automotive luggage. [2]

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Kari-Keen's automotive product line included the Kari-Keen Kairrier automotive trunks and beds designed by Paul Lier and patented in 1925. Production started in Leeds, Iowa. In 1937, the automotive division ceased operations.

Kari-Keen also operated a flight school to operate their aircraft, the Kari-Keen School of Aviation. In 1930 C.F. Lytle bought the assets of the aviation branch and formed Sioux aircraft. [3] [ failed verification ] Only three prototype new models were built and retained the Kari-Keen logo on the tail. [4]

Aircraft

Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Kari-Keen 60 Sioux coupe 192922Single engine monoplane
Kari-Keen 90 Sioux coupe 19306Single engine monoplane
Kari-Keen 90A Sioux coupe 19331Single engine monoplane
Kari-Keen 90B Sioux coupe 19311Single engine monoplane
Kari-Keen 90C Sioux coupe 19311Single engine monoplane

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References

  1. Aviation. 15 March 1930.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Sioux City Spirit of Progress. May 1929.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "[Untitled]". Aero Digest. Vol. 18, no. 1. Aeronautical Digest Publishing Corporation. January 1931. p. 108. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. Skyways. July 1999.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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