Brunner-Winkle Bird

The Brunner-Winkle Bird was a three-seat taxi and joy-riding aircraft produced in the US from 1928 to 1931.

The Model A version was powered by the ubiquitous Curtiss OX-5, and featured a welded steel-tube truss fuselage with metal and fabric skinning.

The wings, constructed of Spruce and plywood were also covered with metal and fabric skinning.

The Model A's ease of handling led to its entry into the 1929 Guggenheim Safety Airplane contest, where it was awarded the highest ratings for a standard production aircraft.

[2][1] The Model B followed on from the initial Bird design and was fitted with the uncowled Kinner radial engine.

Bird BK of 1930 with Kinner K-5 engine preserved at the Yanks Air Museum at Chino, California