Keystone–Loening Commuter
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Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox aircraft 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.
Surviving aircraft
- 305 "Kruzof" – K-84 on display at the Golden Wings Flying Museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1]
- 313 "The Old Patches" – K-84 on display at the Alaska Aviation Museum, in Anchorage, Alaska.[2]
Specifications
References
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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.
- Keystone-Loening "Commuter", K-84 – U.S. Civil Aircraft