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Porterfield Collegiate
The Porterfield Collegiate was an American two-seat training monoplane built by the Porterfield Aircraft Corporation of Kansas City.
Development
Developed originally as the Porterfield Zephyr a light-weight version of the earlier Model 35 Flyabout for use a pilot trainer. Powered by a 40hp (30kW) Continental A-40 engine it was later re-designated the Porterfield CP-40. To improve performance the engine was replaced with a 50hp (47kW) Continental A50-4 engine and re-designated the CP-50 Collegiate. It was a braced high-wing monoplane with a tailskid fixed landing gear. Total production was about 400 when production stopped in 1941 at the start of American involvement in the Second World War. A number of variants were produced with different engine installations.
Variants
- CP-40 Zephyr
- Original 40hp version
- CP-50
- Improved production variant with a 1935 production variant with a 50hp (47kW) Continental A50-4 engine
- CP-55
- Revised engine cowling
- CP-65
- Powered by a 65hp (48kW) Continental A65-8/9 engine.
- FP-60
- Powered by a 60hp (45kW) Franklin 4AC-171-A1 engine.
- FP-65
- Powered by a 65hp (48kW) Franklin 4AC-176-B29 engine.
- LP-50
- Powered by a 50hp (37kW) Avco Lycoming O-145-A1 engine.
- LP-55
- Powered by a 55hp (41kW) Avco Lycoming O-145-A3 engine.
- LP-65
- Powered by a 65hp (48kW) Avco Lycoming O-145-B1/B2 engine.
Specifications (CP-65)
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References
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2760
Lists relating to aviation | |
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| General | Timeline of aviation · Aircraft · Aircraft manufacturers · Aircraft engines · Aircraft engine manufacturers · Airports · Airlines |
| Military | Air forces · Aircraft weapons · Missiles · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) · Experimental aircraft |
| Notable incidents and accidents | Military aviation · Airliners · General aviation · Famous aviation-related deaths |
| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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