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LeBlond/Ken-Royce
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The
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First
Flight |
Model |
Military
Number |
Name |
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5D |
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| 1930 |
5F |
R-265 |
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LeBlond
Engines, Inc. was one of the better known small engine manufacturers of the late
1920s and 1930s. The company designed and built five- and
seven-cylinder radial engines.
History
1928: The LeBlond Co of Cincinnati
purchases Detroit Aircraft Engineering and it's 5-cylinder Air Cat.
1937: Rearwin
Airplanes buys LeBlond and re-names the company Ken-Royce
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page updated 04 July 2003
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