The Kinner Sportster was a 1930s
American light monoplane built by
Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation
Kinner Airplane & Motor Corp was an airplane and engine manufacturer, founded, in the mid-1920s, in Glendale, California, United States, by Bert Kinner, the manager of Kinner Field. Kinner's chief engineer was Max B. Harlow who later founded the ...
.
Design and development
The Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation had been producing radial engines since 1919 decided to enter the light aircraft market. The first design was a single-seat low-wing monoplane the Kinner Sportster K with a fixed tailwheel landing gear. Further versions followed with different engines. The strut-braced, low-wing, open cockpit, conventional gear aircraft featured folding wings.
In 1933, an improved version the
Sportwing B-2 was introduced. An enlarged four-seat version was produced in 1935 as the
Kinner Envoy
The Kinner C-7 Envoy was an American four-seat cabin monoplane built by Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation in the 1930s.
Design and development
The Envoy was a four-seat version of the Sportwing. It had low wings fitted with wire bracing from ...
. Kinner became bankrupt in 1937 and rights to the Sportster were acquired by the Timm Aircraft Company. The Sportster was also produced after the Bankruptcy by
Security-National Corp as the Security S-1 Airster
Variants
;K Sportster
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Kinner K-5
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 ...
engine.
;K-5 Sportster
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;B Sportster
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Kinner B-5
The Kinner B-5 was a popular five cylinder American radial engine for light general and sport aircraft of the 1930s.
Design and development
The B-5 was a development of the earlier K-5 with slightly greater power and dimensions. The main change ...
engine.
;B-1 Sportster
:Powered by a
Kinner B-5
The Kinner B-5 was a popular five cylinder American radial engine for light general and sport aircraft of the 1930s.
Design and development
The B-5 was a development of the earlier K-5 with slightly greater power and dimensions. The main change ...
engine.
;B-2R Sportster
:B-2 Sportsters modified by Timm aircraft, with
Kinner R-5
The Kinner R-5 is an American five cylinder radial engine for light general and sport aircraft of the 1930s.
Design and development
The R-5 was a development of the earlier Kinner B-5, with slightly greater power and dimensions. The main chang ...
engines, after Kinners bankruptcy;also marketed as the Timm 160.
;Timm 160
:Sportsaters modified by the Timm Aircraft Company powered by
Kinner R-5
The Kinner R-5 is an American five cylinder radial engine for light general and sport aircraft of the 1930s.
Design and development
The R-5 was a development of the earlier Kinner B-5, with slightly greater power and dimensions. The main chang ...
engines.
;Security S-1 Airster
:Production of the re-named Sportster by
Security-National Corp, formed by Kinner after the original company's bankruptcy
Specifications (B-1 Sportster)
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
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External links
"Wings Of Airplane Fold Up In Three Minutes", Kinner K-5 Sportster with optional wing fold, ''Popular Mechanics,'' March 1934
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1930s United States sport aircraft
Low-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1932