Historic Aircraft at Merrill Field


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Stinson SR-10C

 

manufacturer  Stinson
wing span 
41' 10.5''
length 30' 
height 8' 7''
weight 2810 lbs. empty
engine one Lycoming R-608 radial  290 hp
crew 4
maximum speed 141mph
range 810 miles
ceiling 14,000 feet
year first built 1933

 

    The Stinson Reliants were made between 1935 and 1947 by the Stinson Aircraft Company in several different models.  

    Eddie Stinson was killed while demonstrating the new model in Chicago.  He crashed head on into a house from a very low altitude.  The company was then sold to Vultee where 500 Reliants were manufactured.  These had minor changes in the fuselage and the cowling. 

     The Reliant has a beautiful gull wing with the curve on the top.  This provides more lift.  Only a few were ever manufactured without a gull wing, they were very rare.     

    The Reliants were used in World War Two, but before the war they were civilian aircraft and were used for mail transport, and cargo transport.