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First flight
  
1933

Designer
  
Max B. Harlow

Manufacturer
  
Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation

Taxiing 1935 kinner sportwing


The Kinner Sportwing was a 1930s American light monoplane built by Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation.

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1935 kinner sportwing


Design and development

The Sportwing was an improved version of the companies earlier Sportster designed by Max Harlow. An enlarged four-seat version was produced in 1935 as the Kinner Envoy. Kinner became bankrupt in 1937 and rights to the Sportwing were acquired by the Timm Aircraft Company.

Variants

Sportwing B-2
Powered by a 125 hp (93 kW) Kinner B-5 engine.
Sportster B-2R
Powered by a 160 hp (120 kW) Kinner R-5 engine.

Specifications (B-2)

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General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 1
  • Length: 24 ft 2 in (7.37 m)
  • Wingspan: 34 ft 5 in (10.49 m)
  • Height: 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
  • Wing area: 174.25 sq ft (16.188 m2)
  • Empty weight: 1,197 lb (543 kg)
  • Gross weight: 1,875 lb (850 kg)
  • Load: 633 lb (287 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Kinner B-5 5-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 125 hp (93 kW)
  • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 122 mph (196 km/h; 106 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 110 mph (96 kn; 177 km/h)
  • Stall speed: 48 mph (42 kn; 77 km/h)
  • Range: 450 mi (391 nmi; 724 km)
  • References

    Kinner Sportwing Wikipedia