Stinson Aircraft Company
Stinson Model A Trimotor
Stinson Aircraft
Stinson A Trimotor
Role Airliner
National origin United States
Manufacturer Stinson Aircraft Company
First flight April 27, 1934
Primary user American Airlines
Number built 31
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History Stinson Aircraft Company
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The Stinson Model A was a moderately successful airliner of the mid-1930s. It was one of the last commercial airliners designed in the United States with a fabric-covered steel tube fuselage before the introduction of stressed skin aluminum construction.
A total of 30 Stinson Model As were built until production ceased in 1936. It was one of many promising designs whose commercial success was cut short by the introduction of the stressed-skin Boeing 247 and Douglas DC-2.
Operational history
Operators
- Tata Airlines - acquired five aircraft secondhand from Marquette Airlines in 1941
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Because the waiting lists for either the new Boeing or Douglas aircraft were already too long Airlines of Australia (AOA) ordered three Stinson Model As in January 1936. These aircraft were VH-UGG Lismore (arrived per s.s. City of Winchester on 27 March), VH-UHH Brisbane (arrived per s.s. Wichita on 22 June) and VH-UKK Townsville (arrived 22 July in the s.s. City of Manilla). All three were quickly reassembled and entered the Sydney - Brisbane service, proving so successful that in August AOA ordered a fourth example VH-UYY Grafton – the very last Stinson Model A to be built – which arrived at Sydney on board s.s. Port Alma on 14 December
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Stinson Aircraft Company
Model A Trimotor
Stinson Aircraft Company
Model A Trimotor
General characteristics
- Crew: 2 (pilot and co-pilot)
- Capacity: 8 passengers
- Length: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
- Wingspan: 60 ft 0 in (18.29 m)
- Height: 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
- Wing area: 500 sq ft (46 m2)
Powerplant
- Empty weight: 7,200 lb (3,266 kg)
- Gross weight: 10,200 lb (4,627 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 220 US gal (183 imp gal; 833 L)
- Powerplant: 3 × Lycoming R-680-5 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 260 hp (190 kW) each
- Propellers: 2-bladed propellers
Specifications
- Maximum speed: 180 mph (290 km/h, 160 kn)
- Cruise speed: 163 mph (262 km/h, 142 kn) at 5,000 ft (1,524 m)
- Range: 490 mi (790 km, 430 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 17,000 ft (5,200 m)
- Rate of climb: 980 ft/min (5.0 m/s)
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Model A Trimotor
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