| Playboy | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | Sporting monoplane |
| Manufacturer | Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation |
| Designer | Max B. Harlow |
| First flight | 1933 |
| Number built | 13 [1] |
The Kinner R Playboy was a 1930s American two-seat sporting monoplane built by Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation. [1]
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.
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