Kinner Playboy

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General information
TypeSporting monoplane
Manufacturer Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation
Designer
Number built13 [1]
History
First flight1933

The Kinner R Playboy was a 1930s American two-seat sporting monoplane built by Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation. [1]

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Design and development

The Playboy was a two-seat (side-by-side) sporting monoplane designed by Max B. Harlow and built by the Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation in 1933. [2] Originally built with an enclosed cockpit the sole R was modified to have an open cockpit as the Kinner R-1 Playboy. Production aircraft were designated Kinner R-5 Playboy. one of the 12 built being supplied to the China Aviation Assn (Shanghai), fitted with a 210 hp (157 kW) Kinner C-5 engine. [1] The Center for Freedom and Flight in Vacaville, California has one of the two remaining aircraft on display.

Variants

Data from: [1]

Kinner R Playboy
The original closed cockpit version of the Playboy.
Kinner R-1 Playboy
The R modified to have an open cockpit.
Kinner R-5 Playboy
The production version with enclosed cockpit, 12 aircraft were built.

Specifications (R-5)

Data from [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Eckland, K.O. (6 December 2007). "Kinner". USA: Aerofiles.com. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. Jouhn Underwood (Winter 1969). "The Quiet Professor". Air Progress Sport Aircraft.

Bibliography