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Development

The aircraft was designed by Noel Hockaday and was built by students at the

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as the Wyandotte Pup. Porterfield Aircraft recognised the potential of the aircraft design and bought the design rights and also the services of Hockaday as works manager and designer. The Pup was developed to appear in 1935 as the Porterfield Model 35 Flyabout a braced high-wing-monoplane. It had a fixed tailskid landing gear and room for two. It was originally powered by a 60 hp (45 kW) LeBlond 5D radial engine. Variants later appeared with different engine installations and a deluxe model the De Luxe Sport. Over 240 aircraft were built.

Variants

;35 :1935 production variant with a 60hp (45kW)

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D radial engine ;35-70 Flyabout :1937 production variant with a 70hp (52kW) LeBlond 5DE radial engine. ;35-V :Variant powered by a 65hp (48kW) Velie M-5 engine. ;35-W :Luxury model (also known as the Model 90) with a 90hp (67kW)

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Junior radial engine. ;Porterfield 75-C :75hp Continental A-75 ;Porterfield 90 (De Luxe Sport) :Sporty, deluxe version of 35-W

Operators

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Specifications (Model 35-70)

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