Knight Twister KT-90

Knight Twister KT-90

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02/28/2008. The Knight Twister was designed by Vernon Payne, who founded the Knight Twister company to sell plans and kits of his designs. Construction of this aircraft was started in 1947 by Max Menti of Klamath Falls in Oregon, it was finished by W. H. Braley of Stockton, California, fitted with a 90 hp Franklin and registered as N2580D. Fast taxi runs indicated that the airplane was too tricky to fly, it was subsequently dismantled and stored.

It was bought by Clyde Parsons in 1959, and after a considerable amount of work, alterations, and the fitting of an 125 hp Lycoming O-290, the aircraft was certificated in January 1963 and registered as N67D. Clyde Parsons won the first biplane race at Reno on September 14, 1964 with a speed of 144.57 mph (232.66 kmh).


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02/28/2008. The Knight Twister was designed by Vernon Payne, who founded the Knight Twister company to sell plans and kits of his designs. Construction of this aircraft was started in 1947 by Max Menti of Klamath Falls in Oregon, it was finished by W. H. Braley of Stockton, California, fitted with a 90 hp Franklin and registered as N2580D. Fast taxi runs indicated that the airplane was too tricky to fly, it was subsequently dismantled and stored. It was bought by Clyde Parsons in 1959, and after a considerable amount of work, alterations, and the fitting of an 125 hp Lycoming O-290, the aircraft was certificated in January 1963 and registered as N67D. Clyde Parsons won the first biplane race at Reno on September 14, 1964 with a speed of 144.57 mph (232.66 kmh).