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Fairchild KR-34

fairchildkr-34-2

Previously the Kreider-Reisner C-4 Challenger of 1929. Construction was of welded steel tube. Two were built, NC567K and NC11607A.

The KR-34B built in 1928 and early 1929 was a single engine, open cockpit, two-bay version carrying a pilot and two passengers, with a 130 hp engine. Several examples were built.

One KR 34B2 was built, NC205E, in 1934. It uses a Continental A70 engine of 165 hp. NC205E was owned by David Carpenter in 2017.

KR-34A
Engine: Wright J-6 Whirlwind, 165 hp
Propeller: two-bladed fixed pitch
Wingspan:: 9,17 m
Length: 7,06 m
Height: 2,82 m
Wing area: 26,48 sq.m
Empty weight: 690 kg
MTOW: 1075 kg
Wing loading: 40,596 kg/sq.m
Power loading: 6,515 kg/hp
Max speed: 193 kmh
Cruise speed: 164 kmh
Ceiling: 4265 m
Range: 820 km.

KR-34B
Engine: Wright J-6 Whirlwind, 130 hp
Weight: 485 kg
Max speed: 193 km/h
Cruise: 164 km/h
Stall: 72 km/h
Ceiling: 5029 m
Range: 820 km
Seats: 3

KR-34B

Engine: Comet

KR 34B2

Engine: Continental A70, 165 hp

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