Porterfield 35 Explained

The Porterfield Model 35 Flyabout was an American two-seat cabin monoplane built by the Porterfield Aircraft Corporation of Kansas City.

Development

The aircraft was designed by Noel Hockaday and was built by students at the Wyandotte High School as the Wyandotte Pup. Porterfield Aircraft recognised the potential of the aircraft design and bought the design rights and also the services of Hockaday as works manager and designer. The Pup was developed to appear in 1935 as the Porterfield Model 35 Flyabout a braced high-wing-monoplane. It had a fixed tailskid landing gear and room for two. It was originally powered by a 60 hp (45 kW) LeBlond 5D radial engine. Variants later appeared with different engine installations and a deluxe model the De Luxe Sport. Over 240 aircraft were built.

Variants

35

1935 production variant with a 60hp (45kW) LeBlond 5D radial engine

35-70 Flyabout

1937 production variant with a 70hp (52kW) LeBlond 5DE radial engine.

35-V

Variant powered by a 65hp (48kW) Velie M-5 engine.

35-W

Luxury model (also known as the Model 90) with a 90hp (67kW) Warner Scarab Junior radial engine.

Porterfield 75-C^[1]

75hp Continental A-75

Porterfield 90 (De Luxe Sport)^[1]

Sporty, deluxe version of 35-W

Operators

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Bibliography

Bruno. Henri. Courrier des Lecteurs. Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire . January 2002 . 106 . 4–5 . Readers' Letters . fr . 1243-8650.
Cortet. Pierre. Rétros du Mois. Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire . November 2001 . 104 . 8 . Retros of the Month. fr . 1243-8650.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2760

Notes and References

Web site: Porterfield. aerofiles.com. 2 October 2017.