The story
Founded by Winfield Bertrum Kinner.1
Private company
Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation
Logo: Kinner Airplane and Motor Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Historical American manufacturer
Kinner Airplane & Motor Corp was an airplane and engine manufacturer, founded, in the mid-1920s, in Glendale, California, United States, by Bert Kinner, the manager of Kinner Field. Kinner's chief engineer was Max B. Harlow who later founded the Harlow Aircraft Company. It went bankrupt in 1937, and the aircraft rights were sold to O.W. Timm Aircraft Company.2 It was founded by Winfield Bertrum Kinner.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Kinner Airplane & Motor Corp was an airplane and engine manufacturer, founded, in the mid-1920s, in Glendale, California, United States, by Bert Kinner, the manager of Kinner Field. Kinner's chief engineer was Max B. Harlow who later founded the Harlow Aircraft Company. It went bankrupt in 1937, and the aircraft rights were sold to O.W. Timm Aircraft Company. The engine department was rearranged as Kinner Motor Inc in 1938, but collapsed in 1946. Kinner became the West Coast's largest producer of aircraft engines in 1941.2
Leadership
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- FounderWinfield Bertrum Kinner1
Products and brands
Engines
Kinner also made the K-1 (1921, radial 3), K-2 (1927, radial 5), and K-3 (modified K-2) engines.
From Wikipedia’s article on Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- 1937Dissolved Dissolved1
Links
- WikipediaKinner Airplane & Motor Corporation
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- WikidataQ6414061
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