From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Keleher Lark
Keleher Lark
JK-1 Lark • 81 ft2 (7.5 m2)
• 550 lb (249 kg)
Role Sport aircraft • 855 lb (387 kg)
National origin United States • 1 × Various flat-4 engines, 65 hp (49 kW)
Manufacturer Homebuilt
Performance
• 132 mph (212 km/h)
Designer James J. Keleher • 19,500 ft (5,950 m)
• 900 ft/min (4.6 m/s)
The Keleher JK-1 Lark was a single-seat aerobatic sport
aircraft designed in the United States in the early 1960s
and later marketed for homebuilding. It was a conven- References
tional, mid-wing strut-braced monoplane with fixed tail- [1] Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft 1984-85. London: Jane’s
wheel undercarriage. The fuselage and empennage were Publishing. pp. 597.
of welded steel tube construction, skinned in fabric. The [2] "Rockford 1968". Flight. 1968.
wings were wooden and also covered in fabric. The de- http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/
sign was revised in 1963, with the new version designated 1968/1968%20-%201762.html. Retrieved
1B.
Lark 1B Plans for this version were offered for sale from 2008-09-01.
1968 and were still on sale into the 1980s.[1] An example [3] FAA registration enquiry
of the 1B won the "Outstanding Workmanship" award for • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane’s Encyclopedia of
L. C. Koetkemeyer at the 1968 EAA Fly-in.[2] Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 558.
As of 2008, six remain registered in the United ISBN 0710607105.
States.[3] • Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft 1977-78. London: Jane’s
Yearbooks. pp. 544–45.
Specifications • Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft
Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
General characteristics pp. 168. ISBN 0750939818.
• One pilot
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17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
23 ft 0 in (7.01 m)
External links
• 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) • Construction of a Keleher Lark
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Categories:
• United States sport aircraft 1960–1969
• Homebuilt aircraft
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