Vw Beetle Engine Serial Number Location List
Vw Beetle Engine Serial Number Location Map
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REVISED: 3/7/09

Kaddy

Douglas Kaddy, West Groton CT.

1934 = 1pOhwM; 20hp Ace motorcycle engine; span: 20'0' v: 30. Parasol ultralight was limited to flights around a local pasture because, Kaddy explained, 'That kind of operation in 1934 in this part of the country was highly illegal.'

Kadiak

Everett E David, Detroit MI.

Kadiak KC-1 [R11312] (Dan Shumaker coll)
Kadiak KC-1 [NR11312] (Frank Rezich coll)
KC-1 Speedster 1931 = 1pOB; 55hp Velie M-5; range: 550. Repowered with 90hp Lambert; span: 19'10' length: 16'8' v: 155/132/52. POP: 1 [NR11312=N41C]. David was 25 years old when he built KC-1 and taught himself to fly in it. Sold in 1939, damaged in a Texas tornado c.1961, and rebuilt. Relicensed in 1951, it was seen still active in California 1977. 'Kadiak' is Inuit spelling for the Kodiak bear of Alaska.

Kaess

Kaess Aircraft Engr Co, NJ.

CL-1 1926 = 3pOMF; 70hp Anzani 6A3; span: 36'8' length: 22'0'. Custom-built, designed by 'Belanco' (Bellanca?) for a Karl Mueller. Destroyed in a fatal crash at Lake Hopatcong NJ on 7/29/27 (p: Earl Beers).

Kaiser

Daniel (or Donald?) Kaiser, Chicago IL.

Triplane 1912 = The only textual description found was a 'double biplane with paired wings, and two sets of landing wheels fore and aft.' Reportedly had a metal-covered fuselage; built but never flown. An enigma here with two subsequent (1926) aircraft registrations that could be from the same person, and with two possible mispellings, but which is the correct one remains to be solved. Conversely, by some very odd coincidence, Daniel could be three different persons living in the Lake Michigan area. To be considered, as well, is that DoC registrations scribes had a very cavalier attitude toward spelling, names in particular.

Kaiser, Kayser

Dan Kaiser or Kayser, Racine WI.

Canuck 1926 = 2pOB; 90hp Curtiss OX-5. Intention seemingly was to duplicate Canadian Curtiss JN-4s as new manufacture, but the motivation behind that is unknown, and curious at best. Racine Journal reported that 'Kayser' left for Milwaukee in 1929 to become manager of Curtiss-Wright Airport 'and took his factory with him.' SEE previous entry.

Kaiser, Kiser

Daniel Kiser or Kaiser, Milwaukee WI.

Airliner 1926 = 7pCB; 300hp Hisso; span: 30'0' length: 47'0' (?). POP: 1 [NC2865] c/n 21. Sold to a party in Kenosha in 1928 and its path faded. There was also a Packard-powered 'Kiser' registered, [C931N] c/n 53, but no supporting data were found. SEE previous entries.
Could this be the Charles Munsall plane used for barnstroming? {— John M Jarratt 5/20/02)

Kaiser-Fleetwings SEE Fleetwings

Kaiser-Hammond

(Henry J) Kaiser-(Lloyd) Stearman Aircraft Co, Oakland CA.

Y-2 Aircar 1946 = 4pClwM; 220hp Lycoming R-680 pusher; load: 2200# v: 150/130/40 range: 600. Postwar attempt by industrialist Kaiser to revive a modernized, air-scoopless Stearman-Hammond failed in the face of financial hurdles. POP: 1 [NX91090].

Kalec

No location.

c.1928 = No specs or data.
I have a picture of a 2pOB, vintage of 1928, no visible reg. On the back is the notation 'Kalec Biplane,' although the hen-scratch could be 'It' instead of a 'K'. I suspect that it was taken in Michigan by Don Wigton, from whom the print came. Not a bad looking little job with either an Anzani or a stationary LeRhone. (— John W Underwood)

Kaman

12/12/45: (Charles H) Kaman Aircraft Corp, Bradley Field, Windsor Locks CT. 1953: Bloomfield CT. 1967: Kaman Corp. 1969: Kaman Aerospace division.

H-2 Seasprite 1959 - CH; ff: 7/?/59.

UH-2A, -2B 1960 = POP: 190 to USN.

HH-2C, -2D 1970 = SAR duties. UH-2 conversions, with a second T58 added for increased performance.

UH-2C 1966 = Twin-engine conversion from UH-2A and -2B with General Electric T58-GE-8Bs; ff: 3/14/66. POP: 40.

SH-2D Super Seasprite 1997 = POP: 20 conversions of HH-2D with torpedoes, sonar buoys, surveillance electronics under Light Airborne Multipurpose System (LAMPS) technology, as well as search and rescue (SAR).

YSH-2E 19?? = no data.

SH-2F 19?? = T58 upgrade and electronics modifications.

SH-2G 1985 = Export version. Two GE T700 turboshafts.

H-43, HH-43, UH-43 Huskie (K-600) - Production version of HOK-1 for USAF. 2-4pCH; ff: 9/19/58 (?>12/13/58). Twin, intermeshing, counter-rotating blades. Redesignated as HH in 1962.H-43A 1958 = POP: 18 to USAF.

Kaman H-43B (Kaman)
H-43B 19?? = Enlarged cabin and greater payload for SAR duty; 860hp Lycoming T53-L-11B free-shaft turbine; rotor 47'0' length: 25'0' load: 1592# v: 203/112/0 range: 262 ceiling: 26,000'. POP: 185 (?>203) [59-1540/1593, 60-0251/0292, 61-2920/2922, -2943/2954, 62-4509/4565, -5976/5979, -12513/12514, 63-9710/9717, 64-17557/17559].

UH-43C SEE HUK.

OH-43D 19?? = USAF designation.

TH-43E 1962 = Redesignation of TK-1.

Kaman HH-43F (Kaman via John K Lewis)
HH-43F 1965 = Lycoming T53-L-11A. POP: 33 (?>42) [64-14213/14220, -15097/15103, -17682, 65-10647/10656, -12755/12758, -12914/12915], plus conversions from HH-43B.

H-50 19?? = Unmanned drone helicopter used to extend a carrier's range of anti-sub weaponry proved to be less than successful. POP: ?? as QH-50.

Kaman HOK-1 (Kaman)
HOK 195? = USMC utility and ambulance. 4-12pCH; 600hp P&W R-1340-48; rotor: 47'0' length: 25'0' load: 1760# v: 104/92/0 range: 220 ceiling: 18,000' (hover) 9,000'. Triple tails, twin intermeshing rotors. POP: 81 as HOK-1. USAF version OH-43.

HTK Huskie - 3pCH; 235hp Lycoming O-435. Some reference sources have referred to these as K-5.

XHTK-1 1951 = Designation possibly used for 2p K-225 in evaluation; ff: 12/12/51. POP: 2 [125446/125447].

Kaman HTK-1 (Kaman)
HTK-1 19?? = POP: 29.

HTK-1K 1957 = Drone; ff: 7/30/57. POP: possibly 2 [129344, 138602, x]; there is photographic evidence of the first flying as a drone.

XHTK-1G 195? = Possible USCG designation for K-225. POP: 1 [V1239], tranferred to USN in 1954 (reported s/n [51917] does not fit in any serial listing found).

HTK-2 1954 = No data; ff: 3/26/54.

HU2K 1959 = USN personnel transport, ship-to-shore supply, SAR, and ambulance. 14pCH rg; 825hp GE YT58; rotor: 44'0' length: 52'2'. HU2K-1, later redesignated as UH-2 Seasprite. One modified with two T58 turboshafts in 1965 was prototypical HH-2C and -2D.

HUK Huskie 195? = CH; P&W R-1340-52; rotor: 47'0' length: 25'2' v: 120. POP: 24 as HUK-1 [146304/146327]. Those in service on 9/18/62, were redesignated as UH-43C.

K-5 - Unsubstantiated designation, sometimes seen referring to HTK.

Kaman K-16B (AAHS)
Kaman K-16B (magazine clip)
K-16B 1960 = Tilt-wing V/STOL. ChwMAm; two 875-1024hp GE T58-2A propjets; span: 34'0' length: 38'4' v: 247/190/0 ceiling (hover): 2500'. Gross wt: 8900#. Fuselage from Grumman JRF-5 Goose.

Kaman K-17 (Kaman)
K-17 1958 = 1pOH; 400hp Blackburn Turbomeca 600 tur

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