Timm Aerocraft 2AS
Wally Timm Company · United States · first flew 1941 · light aircraft
The Timm Aerocraft 2AS was a tandem-seat primary trainer developed from the Kinner Sportwing. It is a strut-braced, low-winged monoplane with a Kinner R-5 radial engine.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 7.47 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Strut-braced low wing with a fabric-covered wooden structure
- Open tandem cockpits for pupil and instructor
- Kinner R-5 radial engine in the nose on a conventional tailwheel undercarriage
Look for an open-cockpit, strut-braced low-wing monoplane with tandem seating and a radial engine. The fuselage is welded steel tube with fabric covering.
Specifications
- The Timm Aerocraft 2AS has a length of 7.47 m (25 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 10.5 m (34 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 201 km/h (125 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
Wally Timm bought the rights to the side-by-side Kinner Sportwing and reworked it as a tandem trainer for the Civilian Pilot Training Program build-up before the Second World War. The prototype received its approved type certificate on 1 January 1941 and was test flown by Frank Clarke that year.
Variants
The design was sold to Aetna Aircraft after it lost out to a Fairchild design, and Aetna built the type as the 2AS. Six examples were produced in all.
Where you'll see it
Only six were built, and the type was not adopted for the training programme. An Aetna 2AS won the Antique Champion award at the 1985 EAA Airshow at Oshkosh, and the fourth aircraft built survives airworthy at the Iowa Aviation Museum.
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