Name that Flying Machine
Joined: Jun 2002
Aviation Qualifications: PPL
Posts: 7,176
Likes: 297
From: Nanaimo (CAC8)
Going back to the Kinner Playboy, it is clear that a lot of effort was put into streamlining and drag reduction. I often wonder why the designer just didn't build a cantilever wing and get rid of all those wires. Was the weight penalty too much?
Joined: May 2021
Posts: 212
Likes: 0
From: Wiltshire
The arrangement is very much like the Boeing P-26; a braced monoplane with heavy emphasis on streamlining. I have seen it a lot and assume it's just the natural evolution from biplane to fully cantilevered metal monoplane. Possibly more about confidence of the designer and confidence of the owner/passenger than anything else? It does remind me of chicken rivets on composite structure, so again there isn't anything new under the sun...
Joined: Jun 2002
Aviation Qualifications: PPL
Posts: 7,176
Likes: 297
From: Nanaimo (CAC8)
Pypard,
As you said, probably natural evolution in design ideas and confidence. Some designers were obviously evolving their thinking faster than others. Only three years after the Playboy’s first flight in 1933, the 200 mph Spartan Executive flew:
As you said, probably natural evolution in design ideas and confidence. Some designers were obviously evolving their thinking faster than others. Only three years after the Playboy’s first flight in 1933, the 200 mph Spartan Executive flew:
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 10,283
Likes: 26
From: New South Wales
