Keystone-Loening Commuter

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Keystone-Loening K-84 Commuter was a single-engine closed cabin 4 place biplane amphibious flying boat built by Keystone-Loening. It was powered by a 300 hp Wright Whirlwind engine mounted between the wings with the propeller just ahead of the windscreen. It was first produced in 1929.

This airplane was featured as a model/bank by Texaco, #8 in a series "Wings of Texaco" of historic aircraft used by the company.

Keystone-Loening K-84, NC-63K c/n 305, "Kruzof" presently resides at Greg Herrick's Golden Wings Flying Museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Wing components are under restoration with the aircraft fuselage to follow. A second K-84, N374V c/n 313 "The Old Patches" is at the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, in Anchorage, Alaska and is also under restoration.

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Keystone Aircraft.

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.

v t e Aircraft produced by Loening

Company designations	C-1 C-2 C-4 C-5 C-6 M-1 M-2 M-3 M-8 Model 23 Air Yacht Duckling Monoduck

Fighters	LS FL PA-1 PW-2

Air Ambulance	HL

Observation	OA-1 OA-2 O-10 OL O2L

Racer	R-4

Army Seaplane	S-1

Submarine-based Scouts	XSL XS2L

v t e Aircraft produced by Huff-Daland Aero, Keystone Aircraft, and Keystone-Loening

Manufacturer designations	K-47 K-55 K-78 K-84 K-85 Air Yacht Commuter Pathfinder Pronto

Bombers	LB-1 XLB-3 LB-5 LB-6 LB-7 LB-8 LB-9 LB-10 LB-11 LB-12 LB-13 LB-14 XB-1 B-3 B-4 B-5 B-6

Trainers	TA-6 TW-5 AT-1 AT-2 NK

Patrol aircraft	PK

v t e Lists relating to aviation

General	Aircraft manufacturers Aircraft engines manufacturers Gliders Airlines defunct Airports Civil authorities Museums Registration prefixes Rotorcraft manufacturers Timeline

Military	Air forces Weapons Experimental Missiles Unmanned

Accidents/incidents	Commercial airliners by location Fatalities by death toll General aviation Military

Records	Airspeed Altitude Distance Endurance Firsts Large Most-produced aircraft Most-produced rotorcraft

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.