Kinner Playboy
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| Playboy | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Sporting monoplane |
| Manufacturer | Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation |
| Designer | |
| Number built | 13[1] |
| History | |
| First flight | 1933 |
The Kinner R Playboy was a 1930s American two-seat sporting monoplane built by Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation.[1]
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
- Crew: 2
- Length: 24 ft 2 in (7.37 m)
- Wingspan: 32 ft 9 in (9.98 m)
- Gross weight: 809 lb (367 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Kinner R-5 5-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 160 hp (120 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed metal propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 138 mph (222 km/h, 120 kn)
- Cruise speed: 125 mph (201 km/h, 109 kn)
- Stall speed: 55 mph (89 km/h, 48 kn)
- Range: 600 mi (970 km, 520 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 14,000 ft (4,300 m)
References
Citations
Bibliography
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
External links
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- Eckland, K.O. (6 December 2007). "Kinner". US: Aerofiles.com. Retrieved 18 May 2012.