Brunner-Winkle Bird
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| Bird A of 1929 fitted with Curtiss OX-5 engine preserved at the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum near St Louis, Missouri | |
| Role | air-taxi/joyriderTemplate:Short description |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Brunner-Winkle |
| First flight | September 1928 |
| Status | some aircraft still flying and on display in museums |
| Primary user | private flyers and barnstorming |
| Number built | ca. 240 |
The Brunner-Winkle Bird was a three-seat taxi and joy-riding aircraft produced in the US from 1928 to 1931.
Design and operation
The Model A version was powered by the ubiquitous Curtiss OX-5, and featured a welded steel-tube truss fuselage with metal and fabric skinning. The wings, constructed of Spruce and plywood were also covered with metal and fabric skinning. The Model A had a reasonable performance for an OX-5 powered aircraft. The Model A's ease of handling led to its entry into the 1929 Guggenheim Safety Airplane contest, where it was awarded the highest ratings for a standard production aircraft.[1]
The Model A was awarded Group 2 approval no 2-33 in January 1929 for the first nine aircraft serial no. 1000 to 1008. Aircraft serial no. 1009 upwards were manufactured under Air Transport Certificate no. 101.[2][1]
The Model B followed on from the initial Bird design and was fitted with the uncowled Kinner radial engine. Production aircraft were designated BK.[1]
Variants
Data from: aerofiles.com[3]
- Model A
- original production version with Curtiss OX-5 engine (ca. 80 built)
- Model AT
- version with Milwaukee Tank engine (2 converted from Model A)
- Model B
- version with Kinner K-5 engine (1 prototype)
- Model BK
- production version of Model B (84 built)
- Model C
- version with Wright J-5 engine (1 built)
- Model CC
- version with Curtiss R-600 Challenger engine (1 built)
- Model CJ
- version with Jacobs LA-1 engine (6 built)
- Model CK
- version with Kinner B-5 engine (50 built)
- Model RK
- export version of Model CK (1 built)
- Model E
- 4-5 seat version with enclosed cabin and Kinner B-5 engine (1 built)
- Model F
- version with Packard DR-980 (1 built)
Specifications (Bird Model A)
See also
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
(Partial listing, only covers most numerous types)
- Alexander Eaglerock
- American Eagle A-101
- Buhl-Verville CA-3 Airster
- Butler Blackhawk
- Command-Aire 3C3
- Parks P-1
- Pitcairn Mailwing
- Spartan C3
- Stearman C2 and C3
- Swallow New Swallow
- Travel Air 2000 and 4000
- Waco 10
Related lists
References
Citations
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Bibliography
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- Photos of Brunner-Winkle Bird