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Porterfield Collegiate
__NOTOC__ The Porterfield Collegiate is an American-built two-seat training and touring monoplane built by the Porterfield Aircraft Corporation of Kansas City. Design Developed originally as the Porterfield Zephyr, under Approved Type Certificate (ATC) 2-530,"Porterfield"
Aerofiles.com, retrieved September 5, 2017
it is a light-weight version of the earlier Model 35 Flyabout for use as a pilot trainer. Powered by a 40 hp (30 kW) engine it was later re-designated the Porterfield CP-40. Though roughly in the same general class with the tandem-seat



WikiProject Aircraft
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For e ...
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Luscombe 8
The Luscombe 8 is a series of high-wing, side-by-side-seating monoplanes with conventional landing gear, designed in 1937 and built by Luscombe Aircraft. Development Luscombe Aircraft closed in 1949, with its assets purchased by Temco Aircraft, also US-based.Gunston 2005, p. 294. Temco built about 50 Silvaires before selling the rights to the Silvaire Aircraft Corporation in 1955. Silvaire Aircraft Company: When TEMCO chose to discontinue production, the Luscombe tooling, parts and other assets were purchased by Otis Massey. Massey had been a Luscombe dealer since the 1930s. His new venture opened in Fort Collins, Colorado, as Silvaire Uranium and Aircraft Corp. From 1956 to 1961, this firm produced 80 aircraft. The make and model for all 80 was Silvaire 8F, with "Luscombe" shown in quotation marks in company literature. N9900C, serial number S-1, was built in 1956. This first aircraft was constructed from spares or Material Review Board (MRB) parts that were serviceable, ...
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1930s United States Civil Trainer Aircraft
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned off ...
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Lycoming O-145-B1
The Lycoming O-145 is a family of small, low-horsepower, four-cylinder, air-cooled engines. It was Lycoming Engines' first horizontally opposed aircraft engine and was produced from 1938 until the late 1940s. The family includes the reduction-geared GO-145.Christy, Joe: ''Engines for Homebuilt Aircraft & Ultralights'', pages 64-65 TAB Books, 1983. The O-145 received its Approved Type Certificate on 13 Jun 1938. Design and development The O-145 was produced in three major versions, the O-145-A rated at , the -B rated at , and -C rated at . The "B" model was the major production model, with the "A" and "C" produced in much smaller quantities. All models of the series had the same bore, stroke, and displacement, additional horsepower being generated by increasing compression ratio and maximum rpm. All use a Stromberg NA-S2 or NA-S2A or Marvel MA-2 or MA-2-A carburetor. The dual ignition versions use two Scintilla SF-4L, SN4LN-20 or -21, Superior SMA-4 or Edison-Splitdorf RMA-4 m ...
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Lycoming O-145-A3
The Lycoming O-145 is a family of small, low-horsepower, four-cylinder, air-cooled engines. It was Lycoming Engines' first horizontally opposed aircraft engine and was produced from 1938 until the late 1940s. The family includes the reduction-geared GO-145.Christy, Joe: ''Engines for Homebuilt Aircraft & Ultralights'', pages 64-65 TAB Books, 1983. The O-145 received its Approved Type Certificate on 13 Jun 1938. Design and development The O-145 was produced in three major versions, the O-145-A rated at , the -B rated at , and -C rated at . The "B" model was the major production model, with the "A" and "C" produced in much smaller quantities. All models of the series had the same bore, stroke, and displacement, additional horsepower being generated by increasing compression ratio and maximum rpm. All use a Stromberg NA-S2 or NA-S2A or Marvel MA-2 or MA-2-A carburetor. The dual ignition versions use two Scintilla SF-4L, SN4LN-20 or -21, Superior SMA-4 or Edison-Splitdorf RMA-4 m ...
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Lycoming O-145-A1
The Lycoming O-145 is a family of small, low-horsepower, four-cylinder, air-cooled engines. It was Lycoming Engines' first horizontally opposed aircraft engine and was produced from 1938 until the late 1940s. The family includes the reduction-geared GO-145.Christy, Joe: ''Engines for Homebuilt Aircraft & Ultralights'', pages 64-65 TAB Books, 1983. The O-145 received its Approved Type Certificate on 13 Jun 1938. Design and development The O-145 was produced in three major versions, the O-145-A rated at , the -B rated at , and -C rated at . The "B" model was the major production model, with the "A" and "C" produced in much smaller quantities. All models of the series had the same bore, stroke, and displacement, additional horsepower being generated by increasing compression ratio and maximum rpm. All use a Stromberg NA-S2 or NA-S2A or Marvel MA-2 or MA-2-A carburetor. The dual ignition versions use two Scintilla SF-4L, SN4LN-20 or -21, Superior SMA-4 or Edison-Splitdorf RMA-4 m ...
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Franklin 4AC-176-B29
The Franklin O-175 (company designation 4AC-176) was an American air-cooled aircraft engine of the 1940s. The engine was of horizontally-opposed four-cylinder and displaced . The power output was nominally . A later variant was designated O-180, despite sharing the same displacement. A related four-cylinder engine of slightly smaller capacity was known as the O-170 or 4AC-171. It produced . Variants O-170 ;4AC-171: O-175 ;4AC-176: ::4AC-176-B - 65 hp (48 kW) at 2,200 rpm ::4AC-176-BA/(O-175-1) - 65 hp (48 kW) at 2,300 rpm ::4AC-176-C - 75 hp (56 kW) at 2,500 rpm ::4AC-176-D - 80 hp (60 kW) at 2,650 rpm ::4AC-176-F - 80 hp (60 kW) at 2,500 rpm ;4ACG-176 O-180 ;4AC-176-F3 (O-180-1) Applications * Aeronca L-3D * Bowyer BW-1 flying wing *CAP-4 Paulistinha * Harris Little Jewel *Interstate Cadet *IPT-7 Junior *Jensen Sport (O-170) *Langley Twin *Piper J-3 Cub *Piper J-4 *Piper L-4 *Porterfield Collegiate __NOTOC__ The Porterfield Collegiate is an American-built two-sea ...
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Franklin 4AC-171-A1
The Franklin O-175 (company designation 4AC-176) was an American air-cooled aircraft engine of the 1940s. The engine was of horizontally-opposed four-cylinder and displaced . The power output was nominally . A later variant was designated O-180, despite sharing the same displacement. A related four-cylinder engine of slightly smaller capacity was known as the O-170 or 4AC-171. It produced . Variants O-170 ;4AC-171: O-175 ;4AC-176: ::4AC-176-B - 65 hp (48 kW) at 2,200 rpm ::4AC-176-BA/(O-175-1) - 65 hp (48 kW) at 2,300 rpm ::4AC-176-C - 75 hp (56 kW) at 2,500 rpm ::4AC-176-D - 80 hp (60 kW) at 2,650 rpm ::4AC-176-F - 80 hp (60 kW) at 2,500 rpm ;4ACG-176 O-180 ;4AC-176-F3 (O-180-1) Applications * Aeronca L-3D * Bowyer BW-1 flying wing *CAP-4 Paulistinha * Harris Little Jewel *Interstate Cadet *IPT-7 Junior *Jensen Sport (O-170) *Langley Twin *Piper J-3 Cub *Piper J-4 *Piper L-4 *Porterfield Collegiate __NOTOC__ The Porterfield Collegiate is an American-built two-sea ...
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Continental A40
The Continental A40 engine is a carbureted four-cylinder, horizontally opposed, air-cooled aircraft engine that was developed especially for use in light aircraft by Continental Motors. It was produced between 1931 and 1941. Design and development The A40 was introduced in the depths of the Great Depression. At the time there were a number of small engines available but all suffered from either high cost, complexity, or low reliability. The A-40 addressed all those shortcomings and was instrumental in the production of light aircraft in the difficult economic constraints of the period. The A-40-4 introduced an increase in power to . The engine later inspired the A-50 and subsequent engines.Christy, Joe: ''Engines for Homebuilt Aircraft & Ultralights'', pages 8-9. TAB Books, 1983. The A40 featured single ignition until the A-40-5 version, which introduced dual ignition. All engines in this family have a 5.2:1 compression ratio and were designed to run on fuel with a minimum o ...
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Porterfield Zephyr 70 Photo Le Pontentiel Aérien Mondial 1936
Porterfield may refer to: People *Porterfield (surname) Places * Porterfield, Wisconsin, a town, United States * Porterfield (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community, United States * Porterfield Lakes, Nova Scotia, Canada * HM Prison Inverness, also known as Porterfield Prison * Renfrew Porterfield railway station, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland Other uses * Porterfield Aircraft Corporation The Porterfield Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft design and manufacturing company founded in 1934 in Kansas by Edward E. Porterfield. History Edward Porterfield was running a flying school at the Fairfax Airport outside Kansas Ci ..., an American aircraft design and manufacturing company founded in 1934 * , an American naval destroyer in service 194369 See also

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Civilian Pilot Training Program
The Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP) was a flight training program (1938–1944) sponsored by the United States government with the stated purpose of increasing the number of civilian pilots, though having a clear impact on military preparedness. Establishment In the years immediately preceding World War II, several European countries, particularly Italy and Nazi Germany, began training thousands of young people to become pilots. Purportedly civilian in nature, these European government-sponsored programs were, in fact, nothing more than clandestine military flight training academies. In October 1938, General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold brought in the top three aviation school representatives to request they establish an unfunded startup of CPTP schools at their own risk. These were Oliver Parks of Parks Air College, C. C. Moseley of the Curtiss-Wright Technical Institute, and Theophilus Lee, Jr. of the Boeing School of Aeronautics; all agreed to start work. The Civil ...
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Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ...
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