Keystone-Loening Commuter
1920s American flying boat
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.
01Surviving aircraft
- 305 "Kruzof", K-84 on display at the Golden Wings Flying Museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- 313 "The Old Patches", K-84 on display at the Alaska Aviation Museum, in Anchorage, Alaska.
02Specifications
Data from American airplanes: Keystone
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 3 passengers / 1,223 lb (555 kg)
- Length: 32 ft 5 in (9.88 m)
- Wingspan: 36 ft (11 m) (some sources 40 ft (12 m))
- Powerplant: 1 × Wright J-6-7 7-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 300 hp (220 kW) -330 hp (250 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 115 mph (185 km/h, 100 kn)
- Cruise speed: 90 mph (140 km/h, 78 kn)
- Stall speed: 50 mph (80 km/h, 43 kn)
- Range: 510 mi (810 km, 440 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,700 m)
Sources and credits
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