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The Funk Model B was a 1930s American two-seat cabin monoplane designed by
Howard and Joe Funk. Originally built by the Akron Aircraft Company later
renamed Funk Aircraft Company.
The Model B was the first powered aircraft designed by brothers Howard and Joe
Funk, whose previous experience was in homebuilt gliders and sailplanes. The
Model B was a strut-braced high-wing monoplane with a conventional tail unit and
fixed tailwheel landing gear. The design uses mixed construction with
fabric-covered wooden wings and a welded steel-tube fuselage. The aircraft was
powered by the brothers' own Model E engine developed from a Ford "B" motor-car
engine. The prototype first flew in late 1933.
Role
Two-seat cabin monoplane
Manufacturer
Akron Aircraft Company
Funk Aircraft Company
Designer
Howard and Joe Funk
First flight
1933
Number built
380
When the test flights proved to be successful the brothers formed the Akron
Aircraft Company in 1939 to build the Funk B. After production began, the engine
was changed to a 75 hp (56 kW) Lycoming GO-145-C2 horizontally-opposed
four-cylinder engine and was re-designated the Model B-75-L.
In 1941 the company moved from Akron to Kansas and the company was renamed the
Funk Aircraft Company. Production was stopped during the Second World War and
one aircraft was impressed into service in 1942 with the United States Army Air
Corps as the UC-92.
After the war in 1946 production was resumed using a Continental C85-12 engine
and the aircraft was redesignated the Model B-85-C and named the Bee. It did not
sell well and production was halted in 1948. 380 aircraft of all variants had
been built.
Variants
Model B
Prototype and initial production aircraft with Funk E engine.
Model B-75-L
Pre-war production aircraft with a 75hp (56 kW) Avco Lycoming GO-145-C2 piston
engine.
Model B-85-C Bee
Post-war production aircraft with a Continental C85-12 engine.
UC-92
Army designation for one impressed Model B-75-L (s/n 42-79548).
Specifications (B-85-C)
General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 20 ft 1 in (6.12 m)
Wingspan: 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Wing area: 169 sq ft (15.7 m2)
Airfoil: NACA 4412
Empty weight: 890 lb (404 kg)
Gross weight: 1,350 lb (612 kg)
Fuel capacity: 20 US gal (76 l; 17 imp gal)
engine, 85 hp (63 kW)
Propellers: 2-bladed Lewis fixed pitch
Performance
Maximum speed: 115 mph (185 km/h; 100 kn) at sea level
Cruise speed: 100 mph (161 km/h; 87 kn)
Range: 350 mi (304 nmi; 563 km) with 30 minutes reserve
Service ceiling: 15,000 ft (4,600 m)
Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s)
Take-off run: 348 ft (107 m)
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