Keystone-Loening K-84
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The Keystone-Loening K-84 "Commuter" was a single-engine flying boat. First produced in 1926.
This airplane was featured as a model/bank by Texaco, #8 in a series "Wings of Texaco" of historic aircraft used by the company.
It is similar in configuration to the Sikorsky S-39
; the Keystone-Loening is a biplane, while the Sikorsky is a monoplane; the twin-engine Sikorsky S-38
is also similar but with a smaller lower wing. The Keystone-Loening wing also had a small dihedral, while the Sikorsky wings were flat.
Keystone-Loening K-84, NC-63K c/n 305, "Kruzof" presently resides at Greg Herrick's Golden Wings Flying Museum in Minneapolis, Minneota. Wing components are under restoration with the aircraft fuselage to follow.
This airplane was featured as a model/bank by Texaco, #8 in a series "Wings of Texaco" of historic aircraft used by the company.
It is similar in configuration to the Sikorsky S-39
Sikorsky S-39
The Sikorsky S-39 was a smaller, single-engine version of the S-38 light amphibious aircraft, built in the USA by aviation firm Sikorsky Aircraft during the early 1930s.-Postwar usage:...
; the Keystone-Loening is a biplane, while the Sikorsky is a monoplane; the twin-engine Sikorsky S-38
Sikorsky S-38
-See also:...
is also similar but with a smaller lower wing. The Keystone-Loening wing also had a small dihedral, while the Sikorsky wings were flat.
Keystone-Loening K-84, NC-63K c/n 305, "Kruzof" presently resides at Greg Herrick's Golden Wings Flying Museum in Minneapolis, Minneota. Wing components are under restoration with the aircraft fuselage to follow.
Specifications
- Powerplant: 300-330 hp (224-246 kW) Wright J-6 or P&W Wasp Jr.
- Wingspan: 40 ft (12 m)
- Length: 32 ft 5 in (9.9 m)
- Load: 1,223 lb (555 kg)
- Range:: 506 mi (440 nmi, 815 km)
- Ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,700 m)
- Price: $16,800
External links
- Photo of Keystone-Loening K-84
- "With The Sky Police", January 1932, Popular Mechanics article about the New York City Police Air Force and the Keystone-Loening Commuter in service at that time, photos page 26, 29 and 30.