Keystone-Loening Commuter

K-84 Commuter
Role	Flying boat
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Keystone-Loening
First flight	1929
Unit cost	$16,800

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.

Keystone-Loening K-84, NC-63K c/n 305, "Kruzof" presently resides at Greg Herrick's Golden Wings Flying Museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Wing components are under restoration with the aircraft fuselage to follow. A second K-84, N374V c/n 313 "The Old Patches" is at the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, in Anchorage, Alaska and is also under restoration.

Specifications

Data from American airplanes: Keystone^[1]

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 (78 kn; 145 km/h)
• Stall speed: 50 mph (43 kn; 80 km/h)
• Range: 506 mi; 815 km (440 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,658 m)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Keystone Aircraft.

• 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.