List of aircraft (K) explained
This is a list of aircraft in alphabetical order by manufacturer beginning with K.
K
K & S
(Kate & Stan McLeod)
- K & S Jungster I
- K & S Jungster II
- K & S SA 102 Point 5 Cavalier
K & W
see: EKW
(Douglas Kaddy, West Groton, CT)
(Everett E David, Detroit, MI)
(Kaess Aircraft Engr Co, NJ)
Teruo Kago
(Teruo Kago)[2]
(Kazan Aviation Institute)
- KAI-1
- KAI-2
- KAI-3/UPB
- KAI-13
- KAI-15
- KAI-16
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (commonly referred to as KAI, Korean: 한국항공우주산업, Hanja: 韓國航空宇宙産業)
(Jurgis Kairys)
Kaiser
(Daniel (or Donald?) Kaiser, Chicago, IL)
(Daniel Kaiser, Milwaukee, WI) (May be Kiser)
(Kaiser-Stearman Aircraft Co, Oakland, CA)
- Kaiser-Hammond Y-2 Aircar[1]
Kalgoorlie
Kalinauskas, Rolandas
(Rolandas Kalinauskas, Prienai, Lithuania)
Kalkert
(Albert Kalkert / Ramor Flugzeugbau)
- Kalkert KE.5
- Kalkert KE.7
- Kalkert KE.8
- Kalkert KE.9
- Kalkert KE.14
- Kalkert Ka 430 (assault glider)
((Charles H) Kaman Aircraft Corp, Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 1953: Bloomfield, CT 1967: Kaman Corp. 1969: Kaman Aerospace division.)
(Rim (or Ray) Kaminskas, Chino, CA)
(Kansas City Aircraft Co (pres: George or Gordon L Bennett), Richards Field, Kansas City, MO)
- Kansas City A[1]
- Kansas City Cabin[1]
Kanter-Moissant
- Kanter-Moissant monoplane
Kapferer
(Henry Kapferer)
(Caproni Bulgara SA / Samoletna Fabrika Kaproni Bulgarski)
(Veljekset Karhumäki O/Y / Karhumäen veljekset)
- Karhumäki Karhu 1 Bear 1[8]
- Karhumäki Karhu 2 Bear 2[8]
- Karhumäki Karhu 3 Bear 3[8]
- Karhumäki Tiira Tern[8] [9]
- Karhumäki Karhu 48B
- Karhumäki ViriMis-pronunciation or misspelling??
(Kari-Keen Aircraft Inc (founders: Ernest A Arndt, Swen Swanson, W W Wilson, one other unnamed), 509-511 Plymouth St, Sioux City, IA)
(Larry Karp, Deer Park, NY)
(Kasyaněnko / Kievskogo Politiechnicheskogo Instituta - KPI)
- Kasyaněnko KPI-5 a.k.a. No.5
(K K Kauffman, Pittsburgh, PA)
(Charles H Kaufmann, 49 Poinier St, Newark, NJ)
Kaufmann
(Paul Kaufmann)
(Kawanishi Kokuki kk - Kawanishi Aircraft Company Ltd.)
(Kawasaki Kokuki Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha - Kawasaki Aircraft Engineering Company Limited)
(Kay Gyroplanes Ltd.)
(Yevgeny, Ivan and Andrei Kazyanenko)
KB SAT
(Sovremyenne Aviatsyonne Tekhnologii - Modern Aircraft Technologies)
(Greek: Κρατικό Εργοστάσιο Αεροπλάνων - State Aircraft Factory)
((Horace) Keane Aeroplanes, North Beach, Long Island NY. c.1921: Acquired rights to ACE (Aircraft Engr Co, NY). c.1925: Keane Aircraft Corp, Keyport NJ.)
(Charles F Keen, Madison, WI)
Kegel
(Kegel-Flugzeugbau - Kassel / Max Kegel and Fritz Ackermann using the AK logo)
Keitek
(Keitek srl, Remanzacco, Italy)
(James Keleher, Fremont, CA)
(Henry S "Pop" Keller, Chicago, IL)
- Keller 1911 Octoplane[1]
- Keller 1925 Monoplane[1]
(Fred Keller, Anchorage, AK)
- Keller Prospector STOL[1]
((W Wallace & Roderick G) Kellett Autogiro Corporation, Philadelphia, PA)
Kellis
(Avions Kellner-Béchereau)
(Harold W Kellogg, Ontario, CA)
(John Henry Kelly, El Dorado, AR)
(Dudley R Kelly, Versailles, KY)
(Kevin Kelly)
KFC
(Kelowna Flightcraft Centre)
(Scott Kember, Sacramento, CA)
(George C Distel & Ralph A Kendall, Le Sueur, MN)
(Dr. Ridley Kendall)
Kennedy
(Kennedy Aeroplanes Limited)
Kensgaila
(Kensgaila Aircraft Enterprize / Vladas Kensgaila)
- Kensgaila VK-1 Erelis Kensgaila VK-2 Kensgaila K-20 (VK-3)
- Kensgaila VK-3 Kensgaila VK-4 Žuvėdra Kensgaila VK-5
- Kensgaila VK-6 Kensgaila VK-7
- Kensgaila VK-8 Ausra
- Kensgaila VK-9[27]
- Kensgaila Arus?
(Ned Kensinger, Fort Worth, TX)
- Kensinger KF (a.k.a. Special)[1]
- Kensinger Tater Chip[1]
(Kentucky Aircraft Co, Owensboro, KY)
- Kentucky Aircraft Cardinal[1]
(Harold & Kenneth Kenyon, Warren, OH)
(Charles A Kerestesi, Elgin, IL)
(Dr Davenport Kerrison, Jacksonville, FL)
(C C Kersey, James Hudgins, Virgil Kennedy, Ft Worth, TX)
- Kersey-Hudgins-Kennedy 1934 Monoplane[1]
(Kestrel Aircraft Co (fdr: Donald L Stroud), Norman, OK)
Kestrel Aircraft Company
(Ketner Air Coach Co)
See also: Huff-Daland
(Kharkovskii Aviatsionny Institut - Kharkov Aviation Institute, a.k.a. Kharkivskii Aviatsionny Institut - Kharkiv Aviation Institute)
(KkAZ - Kharkov Aviatsionny Zavod - Kharkov State Aviation Plant)
(Vassili Nikolayevich Khioni)
- Khioni VKh Anadva[5]
- Khioni VKh Anasalya[5]
- Khioni No.4[5]
- Khioni No.5[5]
(Kazan Helicopters Plant, Kazan, Tatarstan)
(T L Kidd, San Antonio, TX)
(André Kieger)
- Kieger AK.01[30]
- Kieger AK.3
(Flugzeugbau Kiel G.m.b.H.)
(Richard Killingsworth, Ft Walton Beach, FL)
- Killingsworth DSK-1 Hawk[1]
(Kevin Kimball)
((Wilbur R) Kimball Aircraft Corp, Naugatuck, CT)
- Kimball 1908 Helicopter[1]
- Kimball 1910 Ornithopter[1]
- Kimball Beetle[1]
- Kimball Tailless[1]
(Gene Kimbell, Dimmitt, TX)
- Kimbell 1935 Monoplane[1]
Kimberley
(Gareth J. Kimberley)
(Michael J. Kimbrel)
- Kimbrel Dormoy Bathtub Mk.1[25]
- Kimbrel Sorrell SNS-2 Guppy[25]
(Kimfly D.O.O., Vodice, Slovenia)
(Kinetic Aviation)
(King's Engineering Fellowship and Angel Aircraft Corp, Orange City IA.)
(Kingsford Smith Aviation Services Pty. Ltd.)
(Duane Kinman, Rubidoux, CA)
Kinner
(Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation)
(Cleveland, OH)
(Harold M Kippers, Mukwonago, WI)
- Kippers K-1 Land Monoplane[1]
(Joe Kirk)
(Kirkham Aeroplane & Motor Co, Bath, NY)
((Charles B) Kirkham and (Alford) Williams, Long Island, NY)
(Prof Frederick K Kirsten, University of WA)
- Kirsten 1934 Cycloidal Flying machine[1]
Kitchen-Lee-Richards
see:Lee-Richards
(James Kistler)
- Kistler Skeeter (a.k.a. Scholl F-1)[1]
- Kistler Teenie Too (Skeeter reg!!)
(Kjeller Flyvemaskinsfabrik)
Kjolseth
(Lt. Col. Paul Kjolseth RNoAF)
- Kjolseth PKX-1[34]
- Kjolseth PKX-2 refer to
(G F Klampher, Wichita, KS)
- Klampher 1930 Monoplane[1]
(San Francisco, CA)
- Klassen 1910 Gyroplane[1]
(Štefan Klein)
(Leichtflugzeugbau Klemm GmbH)
(Warren Kline, Miami, FL)
(Karl D Klinedorf, Gary, IN)
- Klinedorf 1936 Monoplane[1]
(Roy Knabenshue, Los Angeles, CA)
- Knabenshue 1910 Biplane[1]
(Frank Knapp, Palmer, AK)
((Paul H) Knepper Aircraft, Lehighton, PA)
- Knepper KA-1 Crusader[1]
- Knepper KAC-4 Crusader[1]
- Knepper KAC-5 Crusader[1]
(Vernon W Payne, Cicero, IL)
((Felix W A) Knoll Aircraft Company, 471 W 1st St, Wichita, KS)
(Richard Knoll, Ogallala, NE)
((Felix W A) Knoll-(---) Brayton Aeronautical Corp, Norwich, CT)
- Knoll-Brayton 1931 Monoplane[1]
- Knoll-Brayton Sachem
Knoller
(Professor Richard Knoller)
(Leo Knöpfli)
(Gp. Capt. A.S. Knowles)
(Donald Knowlton)
(E J Knox, Portland, O.)
(Antoni Kocjan)
Koechlin & Pischoff
- (predecessor to Pivot-Koechlin monoplane)
(Dr. Hermann Koehl and Ernst Von Loessl)
(Harold Koehler, Akron, OH)
- Koehler Air-Roamer 4[1]
- Koehler Racer[1]
(? Koenig)
Kohl
(Stefan Kohl, Kattenes, Germany)
Koivu and Toomey
(Fitchburg, MA)Koivu and Toomey
- Koivu and Toomey 1930 biplane
(Kalevi & Seppo Kokkola)
- Kokkola Ko-3 Nousukas[38]
((Homer) Kolb Co Inc, Phoenixville, PA)
Kolitilin-Nikitin
(Ben Kolitilin and Misha Nikitin)
(Kommissii po Tyazheloi Aviatsii - Commission for Heavy Aviation)
Kompol
(Kompol SC, Swiercze, Poland)
(Kondor Flugzeugwerke G.m.b.H.)
Konner
(Konner Srl)
Konstruktionskontor Nord
(Konstruktionskontor Nord - Flugzeugbau Nord)
- Konstruktionskontor Nord MZF 1
- Konstruktionskontor Nord BKF 1
(Sytse Frederick Willem Koolhoven; see also Armstrong-Whitworth and B.A.T.)
(manufactured at Maatschappij voor Luchtvaart 1911)
(Manufactured at Nationale Vliegtuig Industrie - NVI 1922-1926)
(manufactured at N.V. Koolhoven Vliegtuigen 1926-1940)
(Sergey P. Korolyov)
(Flugzeugbau Korsa - Hugo G. Schmid)
(V.L.Korvin, N.G.Mikhelson, M.M.Shishmarev - Корвин, Михельсон, Шишмарев)
(Charles D Kozlowski, Raritan. NJ)
Kostin-Siekerin-Taciturnov
(L. Kostin, L. Siekerin & V. Taciturnov)
- Kostin-Siekerin-Taciturnov Leningradets[47]
Kotliński
(Jerzy Kotliński)
- Kotliński JK-1 Trzmiel[48]
(Young Ho Koun, Roosevelt Field, NY)
(Joseph Kovaks)
- Kovacs K-51 Peregrino[49]
(Levern P Kowalke, Wall Lake, IA)
(Sergei G. Kozlov)
- Kozlov PS (Prozrachnyy Samlyot - transparent aircraft)
- Kozlov EI (Eksperimentalnyi Istrebitel - experimental fighter)[5] [50]
- Kozlov Gigant[5]
Kozłowski
(Władysław Kozłowski)
(Phil Kraft)
(KEA: Kratiko Ergostasio Aeroplanon - State Aircraft Factory)
(L A Kraemer, Rapid City, SD)
- Kraemer LK-1 Rapid Rambler[1]
- Kraemer LV-1[1]
(Phil Kraft, Oceanside, CA)
(see:-Skandinavisk Aero Industri)
((Alexander Peter) Krapish Aircraft Co, Kearny, NJ & Squantum, MA)
- Krapish K-1
- Krapish K-2
- Krapish K-3
- Krapish K-4[1] [51] [52]
(Taganrog, Russia)
((Ammon "Amos" H) Kreider-(Lewis E) Reisner Flying Service. 1927: Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Co, Hagerstown, MD 1929: Acquired by Fairchild Aircraft Corp.)
(André Kreit & Lambrickx)
(Joseph Kreutzer Corp, 1801 S Hope St, Los Angeles, CA)
(Frank Krenzer, Holcomb, NY)
(Harold Krier, Wichita, KS)
- Krier-Kraft Acromaster[1]
Krist
(Chester J. Krist)
Aksel Kristiansen
(Aksel Kristiansen)
- Kristiansen Norge A[55]
- Kristiansen Norge B[55]
- Kristiansen Norge C[55]
(Robert Kronfeld)
(Eric Krüger - or Krueger)
- Krüger EK.51 Welcome[59]
- Krüger two-seater[59]
Krumsiek
(Wilhelm Krumsiek)
(Kubicek Aircraft spol s.r.o., Brno, Czech Republic)
(Kucher Airplane Corp, 2206 Valentine Ave, Bronx, NY)
- Kucher Club Plane[1]
- Kucher Red Devil Flivver[1]
Kuhelj
(Dr. ing. Anton Kuhelj)
- Kuhelj LK-1[61]
- Kuhelj TseTse
(Sam W Kuhnert, Camp Hill, PA)
Kuhlia
(Mikka Kuhlia)
(Richard Kurzenberger, Horsehead, NY)
- Kurzenberger Mini-Stuka[1]
(Virgil Kutnar, San Francisco, CA)
(Kaiserlicht Werft (Danzig))
(Kaiserlicht Werft (Kiel))
(Kaiserlicht Werft (Wilhelmshaven))
(Kyushu Hikoki K.K.)(some products were manufactured under the Watanabe name)
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