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were fitted in an attempt to arouse interest in the marketplace. Due to the saturation of the light aircraft market in the years immediately following
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six-cylinder air-cooled horizontally opposed piston engine, 165 hp (123 kW)
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United States
Manufacturer
Aero-Flight
light aircraft
1946
Aero-Flight Aircraft Corporation
Buffalo, New York
all-metal
undercarriage
bubble canopy
Continental C85
engines
World War II
1953
Continental C85-12J
Continental C125
Franklin 6A4
Franklin 6A4


Aerofiles
"Tandem Two Seat STREAK cruises at 150mph"
"Streak Speeds Up"
Categories
Aero-Flight aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
1940s United States civil utility aircraft
Low-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1946

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