Kinner Playboy
Kinner · United States · first flew 1933 · light aircraft
The Kinner Playboy was a 1930s American two-seat sporting monoplane built by Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 7.39 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Low-wing two-seat sporting monoplane
- Side-by-side seating
- Kinner five-cylinder radial engine driving a two-bladed metal propeller
A sporting monoplane with side-by-side seats. The R-5 had a 160 hp Kinner R-5 radial and a span of 9.98 m.
Specifications
- The Kinner Playboy has a length of 7.39 m (24 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 9.98 m (33 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 222 km/h (138 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
Max B. Harlow designed the Playboy and Kinner built it in 1933. It was first built with an enclosed cockpit.
Variants
The original closed-cockpit Kinner R was modified to the open-cockpit R-1 Playboy. The production R-5 Playboy had an enclosed cockpit, and 12 were built.
Where you'll see it
One production aircraft went to the China Aviation Association in Shanghai with a 210 hp Kinner C-5 engine. Two remain, one of them displayed at the Center for Freedom and Flight in Vacaville, California.
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