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Encyclopedia > Stinson Reliant

The Stinson Reliant was popular single-engine four to five seat high-wing monoplane manufactured by the Stinson Aircraft Division of the Aviation Manufacturing Corporation of Wayne, Michigan. An engine is something that produces an effect from a given input. ... A monoplane is an aircraft with one main set of wing surfaces, in contrast to a biplane or triplane. ... The Stinson Aircraft Company was an aircraft manufacturing company in the United States predominantly in the first half of the 20th century. ...

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Design and development

1,327 were made from 1933 to 1941, in different models, from SR-1 to SR-10. The ultimate model, the Stinson Reliant SR-10 was introduced in 1938. This is a list of aviation-related events from 1933: Events January January 16 - Jean Mermoz and crew make a non-stop flight from Senegal to Brazil in 17 hours 27 minutes. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1941: Events Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to fly a bomber across the Atlantic Ocean. ...


Operational history

ST-10 were used by the U.S. Army in World War II as a utility aircraft, designated UC-81, and as trainer designated AT-19. They were also used by the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force for light transport and communication duties. After the war they were put to civilian market as the Vultee V-77. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ...


Operators

Military operators

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Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Philippines. ... The Philippine Army Air Corps was created by the Philippine National Assemblys National Defense Act of 1935. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Fleet Air Arm is the operational group of the Royal Navy responsible for the operation of the aircraft on board their ships. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... USAAF recruitment poster. ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ...

Civil operators

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Image File history File links Flag_of_El_Salvador. ... TACA is the flag airline of Honduras. ...

Specifications (SR-10)

General characteristics

  • Crew: one, pilot
  • Capacity: 3 to 4 passengers
  • Length: 27 ft 7 in (8.4 m)
  • Wingspan: 41 ft 10.5 in (12.76 m)
  • Height: 8 ft 7 in (2.61 m)
  • Empty weight: 2,530 lb (1,150 kg)
  • Useful load: 1,345 lb (611 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1× Lycoming, 245 hp / Wright, 350 hp / Pratt & Whitney, 450 hp , ()

Performance

The distance AB is the wing span of this Aer Lingus Airbus A320. ... Airspeed Indicator in a light aircraft The VC of an aircraft is the V speed which refers to the velocity of cruising. ... The maximal total range is the distance an aircraft can fly between takeoff and landing as limited by its fuel capacity. ... In aeronautics, the service ceiling is the maximum density altitude where the best rate of climb airspeed will produce a 100 feet per minute climb(twin engine) and 50 feet(single engine) at maximum weight while in a clean configuration with maximum continuous power. ...

External links

  • Smithsonian Museum
  • Fleet Air Arm Archive

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Stinson Aircraft Corporation (1604 words)
The Stinson Reliant was a rugged aircraft built of fabric-covered welded steel-tubing structures with a single strut-braced double-tapered wing, and one of the last of the “taildraggers” (an airplane lacking a nose-wheel so it looked like its tail dragged when taxiing).
A Stinson Reliant swooped down as the flight officer grappled the airmail container with a long hook while incoming airmail was dropped from the plane to a waiting Post Office representative.
The Stinson SR-10 Reliant was also transformed for use in World War II as the UC-81, used by the U.S. Army as a utility aircraft, and the AT-19/V-77, used by the British Royal Navy for a passenger transport, instrument trainer and photo-reconnaissance aircraft.
Reliant SR10E (1267 words)
In fact, the "Stinson" saga is so replete with special sanctity that if you ever got caught in the telling of a really tall airplane tale, you need but to say that you were flying a Stinson SR-something-or-other, and your reputation was saved, no questions asked.
There were 3 versions of the Wright-powered (SR-10 series) "Reliant" and every one was the finest airplane that Stinson craftsmen could put together; they were always rolled out with pride and the customer, or the customer and his hired pilot, were usually waiting at the door.
The civilian "Reliant" was finished, it had its day in the limelight, but it did contribute further by being a pattern for design of the famous V-77 and AT-19 of which at least 500 were built.
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