Kinner C-7 Envoy
Kinner · United States · first flew 1934 · light aircraft
The Kinner C-7 Envoy was an American four-seat cabin monoplane built by Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation in the 1930s.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Low wings with wire bracing from fuselage points below the cabin windows |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Low wings with wire bracing from fuselage points below the cabin windows
- Fixed tailwheel undercarriage with streamlined spats on the main gear
- Low-set tailplane braced by wires from the middle of the fin
A low-wing four-seat cabin monoplane with spatted main wheels, wire-braced wings and a wire-braced low tailplane. The span is 12.12 m on the XRK-1.
Specifications
- The Kinner C-7 Envoy has a length of 8.71 m (29 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 12.12 m (40 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
The Envoy was a four-seat version of the Sportwing and first flew in 1934. The C-7 was the last of Kinner's production models.
Variants
Four civil examples with a 300 hp Kinner C-7 engine were completed from 1934. The US Navy then took three as XRK-1 communications aircraft with a 340 hp Kinner R-1044-2, and the Imperial Japanese Navy evaluated one as the LXK.
Where you'll see it
The Navy machines served until the early years of the Second World War. One used for VIP transport was later fitted with a 400 hp Pratt & Whitney R-985-38 radial.
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