Kari-Keen Manufacturing

Former American aircraft manufacturer

Kari-Keen Manufacturing CompanyIndustry|

* Aerospace
* Automotive

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Successor| Sioux Aircraft Corporation
Headquarters|

Sioux City, Iowa

United States

Kari-Keen Manufacturing Company was an American aircraft manufacturer[1] and producer of automotive luggage.[2]

Kari-Keen's automotive product line included the Kari-Keen Kairrier automotive trunks and beds designed by Paul Lier and patented in 1925. Production started in Leeds, Iowa. In 1937, the automotive division ceased operations.

Kari-Keen also operated a flight school to operate their aircraft, the Kari-Keen School of Aviation. In 1930 C.F. Lytle bought the assets of the aviation branch and formed Sioux aircraft.[3][failed verification] Only three new prototype models were built, and they retained the Kari-Keen logo on the tail.[4]

## Aircraft

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Model name  | First flight  | Number built  | Type

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Kari-Keen 60 Sioux coupe | 1929  | 22  | Single engine monoplane
Kari-Keen 90 Sioux coupe | 1930  | 6  | Single engine monoplane
Kari-Keen 90A Sioux coupe | 1933  | 1  | Single engine monoplane
Kari-Keen 90B Sioux coupe | 1931  | 1  | Single engine monoplane
Kari-Keen 90C Sioux coupe | 1931  | 1  | Single engine monoplane

## References

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1. ^ Aviation. 15 March 1930. `{{cite journal}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
2. ^ Sioux City Spirit of Progress. May 1929. `{{cite journal}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
3. ^ "[Untitled]". Aero Digest. Vol. 18, no. 1\. Aeronautical Digest Publishing Corporation. January 1931. p. 108. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
4. ^ Skyways. July 1999. `{{cite journal}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)

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