The Kinner Sportwing 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 Winfield Bertrum "Bert" Kinner (December 16, 1882 – Ju ...

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

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as the Kinner Envoy. Kinner became bankrupt in

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and rights to the Sportwing were acquired by the Timm Aircraft Company.

Variants

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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 chang ...

engine. ;Sportster B-2R :Powered by a

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 chan ...

engine.

Specifications (B-2)

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