The home of everything related to Twin Navion and Camair aircraft
(aircraft received a new data plate July 1, 1953)
Dauby Equipment Co., Inc.
Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Served as a prototype for a twin engine conversion of the popular four seat, single engine Navion.
- For a large selection of photographs from the conversion process, click here.
- From the Major Repair and Alteration (337) Form, "This standard Navion was converted to a two engine aircraft in accordance with the attached drawings and engineering reports by the Dauby Equipment Co. owners of the aircraft. List of pertinant data will be found on the reverse side. This plane will be known as a "Twin Navion" and will carry the designation of X-16 until it is certified at which time it would be known to us as a D-16 and we request that you use this in refering to it."
A magnificent colour photo of N91793.
Photo courtesy of Gretchen Brauninger
Hank Coffin poses with N91793 while his dog Frekkles enjoys the shade under the port engine in the first of these four press release photos.
Photo courtesy of Popular Planes magazine
Three photos showing a revised X-16. Note the dual boarding steps behind the wings. This was the only Twin Navion with this feature.
Photo courtesy of Western Aviation magazine
N91793 at what appears to be an airshow.
Photo courtesy of Brian Baker via SkyWorld International
Plastic & Rubber Prod. Co.
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Dauby Equipment Co., Inc.
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Riley Aircraft Corp.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
- February 25, 1954 - Riley Aircraft requested the registration change to N22Y. Aircraft was assigned a new serial number, D-9, later changed to TN-9 following remanufacture.
N91793 on the cover of the February 1954 Flying magazine.
Photo courtesy of Flying magazine