- Design and development
- Variants
- Specifications (B-2)
- References
- External links
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The Kinner Sportwing was a 1930s American light monoplane built by Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation. Design and developmentThe Sportwing was an improved version of the companies earlier Sportster designed by Max Harlow.[1] 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 {{convert|125|hp|kW|abbr=on}} Kinner B-5 engine. - Sportster B-2R
Powered by a {{convert|160|hp|kW|abbr=on}} Kinner R-5 engine. Specifications (B-2){{Aircraft specs
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|eng1 hp=125
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|range miles=450
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References{{commons category|Kinner aircraft}}1. ^{{cite journal|magazine=Air Progress Sport Aircraft|title=The Quiet Professor|author=Jouhn Underwood|date=Winter 1969}}
2. ^{{cite web |last=Eckland |first=K.O.|url=http://aerofiles.com/_kinner.html |title=American airplanes: Kinner |work=Aerofiles.com |date=2008-08-15 |accessdate=2011-02-12}}
3. ^{{cite magazine|title=Flying Equipment: A New Plane and a New Engine by Kinner|magazine=Aviation |date=February 1934 |volume=33|issue=2| pages=58–59 |url=http://archive.aviationweek.com/issue/19340201#!&pid=58|registration=y}}
- Bibliography
- {{cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|year= |publisher= Orbis Publishing|location= |issn=}}
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