Keystone–Loening Commuter Explained

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.

Surviving aircraft

• 305 "Kruzof" – K-84 on display at the Golden Wings Flying Museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota.^[1]
• 313 "The Old Patches" – K-84 on display at the Alaska Aviation Museum, in Anchorage, Alaska.^[2]

Bibliography

• Elliot. Bryn. Bears in the Air: The US Air Police Perspective . Air Enthusiast. March–April 1997. 68. 46–51 . 0143-5450.

External links

• 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.
• Keystone-Loening "Commuter", K-84 – U.S. Civil Aircraft

Notes and References

1. Web site: Keystone–Loening K-84 "Commuter" . Golden Wings Flying Museum . Golden Wings Flying Museum . 3 June 2018.
2. Web site: 1929 N374V KEYSTONE/LOENING Model K-84 COMMUTER S/N 313 . Alaska Aviation Museum . 3 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130819030339/http://alaskaairmuseum.org/flightline/single_plane.php?n374v . 19 August 2013.