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The Brunner-Winkle Bird was a three-seat taxi and joy-riding aircraft produced in the US from 1928 to 1931.
;Model A:original production version with
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1920s United States civil utility aircraft Biplanes Single-engined tractor aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1928
Design and operation
The Model A version was powered by the ubiquitousCurtiss OX-5
The Curtiss OX-5 was an early V-8 American liquid-cooled aircraft engine built by Curtiss. It was the first American-designed aircraft engine to enter mass production, although it was considered obsolete when it did so in 1917.Smith, 1981, page ...
, and featured a welded steel-tube truss fuselage with metal and fabric skinning. The wings, constructed of Spruce and plywood were also covered with metal and fabric skinning. The Model A had a reasonable performance for an OX-5 powered aircraft. The Model A's ease of handling led to its entry into the 1929 Guggenheim Safety Airplane contest, where it was awarded the highest ratings for a standard production aircraft.
The Model A was awarded Group 2 approval no 2-33 in January 1929 for the first nine aircraft serial no. 1000 to 1008. Aircraft serial no. 1009 upwards were manufactured under Air Transport Certificate no. 101.
The Model B followed on from the initial Bird design and was fitted with the uncowled Kinner radial engine. Production aircraft were designated BK.
Variants
''Data from:'' aerofiles.com
;Model A:original production version with Curtiss OX-5
The Curtiss OX-5 was an early V-8 American liquid-cooled aircraft engine built by Curtiss. It was the first American-designed aircraft engine to enter mass production, although it was considered obsolete when it did so in 1917.Smith, 1981, page ...
engine (ca. 80 built)
;Model AT:version with Milwaukee Tank engine (2 converted from Model A)
;Model B:version with 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 (1 prototype)
;;Model BK:production version of Model B (84 built)
;Model C:version with Wright J-5
The Wright R-790 Whirlwind was a series of nine-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engines built by Wright Aeronautical Corporation, with a total displacement of about and around . These engines were the earliest members of the Wright Whirl ...
engine (1 built)
;;Model CC:version with Curtiss R-600 Challenger engine (1 built)
;;Model CJ:version with Jacobs LA-1 engine (6 built)
;;Model CK:version with 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 (50 built)
;;Model RK:export version of Model CK (1 built)
;Model E:4-5 seat version with enclosed cabin and Kinner B-5 engine (1 built)
;Model F:version with Packard DR-980
The Packard DR-980 is an American nine-cylinder air-cooled aircraft Diesel engine first certificated in 1930. The engine was unpopular despite its economy and reliability due to the unpleasant nature of its diesel exhaust fumes an ...
(1 built)
Specifications (Bird Model A)
See also
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* {{cite web, title=Yanks Air Museum, last=, first=, url=https://yanksair.org/collection/brunner-winkle-bird-bk/, accessdate=22 December 2019, url-status=live, website=Photos of Brunner-Winkle Bird
1920s United States civil utility aircraft Biplanes Single-engined tractor aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1928