The Kinner K-5 was a popular engine for light general and sport aircraft developed by Winfield B. 'Bert' Kinner.
With the boom in civilian aviation after
Charles Lindbergh's
transatlantic flight the K-5 sold well. The K-5 was a rough running but reliable engine and the K-5 and its derivatives were produced in the thousands, powering many
World War II trainer aircraft. The K-5 was followed by the
B-5
B5, B05, B-5 may refer to:
Biology
* ATC code B05 (''Blood substitutes and perfusion solutions''), a therapeutic subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
* Cytochrome ''b''5, ubiquitous electron transport hemoprotein ...
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R-5 and R-55. Military engines were designated R-370
Applications
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Adcox Special
The Adcox Special was a two-seat open-cockpit biplane built by the students of the US Adcox Aviation Trade School in 1929, powered by a Kinner K-5 engine of 100 hp (75 kW).
Although only one example was built, the design formed the basi ...
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American Eagle A-129 biplane
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Chamberlin C-2
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Davis D-1-K
The Davis D-1 is an American light two-seat parasol-winged monoplane of the late 1920s.
Development and design
The Davis D-1 was developed from the Davis V-3, which in turn was developed from the Vulcan American Moth. The Davis Aircraft Corpor ...
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Fleet Model 2
Fleet may refer to:
Vehicles
*Fishing fleet
*Naval fleet
* Fleet vehicles, a pool of motor vehicles
*Fleet Aircraft, the aircraft manufacturing company
Places
Canada
*Fleet, Alberta, Canada, a hamlet
England
* The Fleet Lagoon, at Chesil Beach ...
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Granville Brothers Model A
Granville may refer to:
People and fictional characters
*Granville (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
*Earl Granville, a title in the Peerage of Great Britain and of the UK
*Baron Granville, a title in the Pe ...
biplane
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Kinner Sportster
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Kreutzer Air Coach The Kreutzer Air Coach is an American-built light trimotor transport aircraft of the late 1920s.
Design and development
Joseph Kreutzer formed the company of the same name in Los Angeles in late 1928. In 1929 the firm moved to Clover Field, San ...
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Simplex C-2 Red Arrow
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Sullivan Model K-3 Crested Harpy
The Sullivan Model K-3 Crested Harpy is a three place light sport aircraft of the 1920s.
Design
The Crested Harpy was a low wing monoplane, with an enclosed cabin which could accommodate a pilot and two passengers. It had conventional landi ...
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Waco KSO
The Waco 10/GXE/Waco O series was a range of three-seat open-cockpit biplanes built by the Advance Aircraft Company, later the Waco Aircraft Company.
Design and development
The Waco 10 was a larger span development of the Waco 9, both single-en ...
Specifications (Kinner K-5)
References
Further reading
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External links
* http://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel/Duxford/usaero4.htm
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