Porterfield Collegiate
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| Collegiate | |
|---|---|
| Type | two-seat monoplane trainer |
| Manufacturer | Porterfield Aircraft Corporation |
| Maiden flight | 1936 |
| Introduced | 1936 |
| Produced | 1936-1941 |
| Number built | 400 |
The Porterfield Collegiate was an American two-seat training monoplane built by the Porterfield Aircraft Corporation of Kansas City.
[edit] Development
Developed originally as the Porterfield Zephyr a light-weight version of the earlier Model 35 Flyabout for use a pilot trainer. Powered by a 40hp (30kW) engine it was later re-designated the Porterfield CP-40. To improve performance the engine was replaced with a 50hp (47kW) Continental A50-4 engine and re-designated the CP-50 Collegiate. It was a braced high-wing monoplane with a tailskid fixed landing gear. Total production was about 400 when production stopped in 1941 at the start of American involvement in the Second World War. A number of variants were produced with different engine installations.
[edit] Variants
- CP-40 Zephyr
- Original 40hp version
- CP-50
- Improved production variant with a 1935 production variant with a 50hp (47kW) Continental A50-4 engine
- CP-55
- Revised engine cowling
- CP-65
- Powered by a 65hp (48kW) Continental A65-8/9 engine.
- FP-60
- Powered by a 60hp (45kW) Franklin 4AC-171-A1 engine.
- FP-65
- Powered by a 65hp (48kW) Franklin 4AC-176-B29 engine.
- LP-50
- Powered by a 50hp (37kW) Avco Lycoming O-145-A1 engine.
- LP-55
- Powered by a 55hp (41kW) Avco Lycoming O-145-A3 engine.
- LP-65
- Powered by a 65hp (48kW) Avco Lycoming O-145-B1/B2 engine.
[edit] Specifications (CP-65)
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2760
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 22 ft 8 in (6.91 m)
- Wingspan: 34 ft 9 in (10.59 m)
- Height: 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
- Wing area: 168.80 ft² (15.68 m²)
- Empty weight: 671 lb (304 kg)
- Gross weight: 1160 lb (526 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental A65-8/9 flat-four piston engine, 65 hp (48 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 108 mph (174 km/h)
- Range: 300 miles (483 km)
- Service ceiling: 15,000 ft (4570 m)
[edit] References
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2760
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