Kinner Sportwing

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Kinner Sportwing photo L'Aerophile October 1935.jpg
1934 Kinner Sport Wing restored by Dale Miller at Cable Airport Upland California
RoleLight monoplane
Manufacturer Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation
Designer Max B. Harlow, Robert Porter
First flight 1933

The Kinner Sportwing was a 1930s American light monoplane built by Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation.

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Design and development

The Sportwing was an improved version of the companies earlier Sportster designed by Max Harlow. [1] An enlarged four-seat version was produced in 1935 as the Kinner Envoy. Kinner became bankrupt in 1937 and rights to the Sportwing were acquired by the Timm Aircraft Company.

Variants

Sportwing B-2
Powered by a 125 hp (93 kW) Kinner B-5 engine.
Sportster B-2R
Powered by a 160 hp (120 kW) Kinner R-5 engine.

Specifications (B-2)

Data from [2] [3]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

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References

Citations

  1. Jouhn Underwood (Winter 1969). "The Quiet Professor". Air Progress Sport Aircraft.
  2. Eckland, K.O. (2008-08-15). "American airplanes: Kinner". Aerofiles.com. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  3. "Flying Equipment: A New Plane and a New Engine by Kinner" . Aviation . Vol. 33 no. 2. February 1934. pp. 58–59.

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