Stinson Voyager

First developed as the Stinson HW-75 and marketed as the Model 105 in 1939, the design was a high-wing three-seat braced monoplane powered by either a 75-hp (63.4-Kw) Continental A-75 or an 80-hp (67.7-Kw) Continental A-80-6.[1] This was developed into the Model 10 powered by a Continental A-80 piston engine.[1] The Model 10 introduced a wider cabin as well as an improved standard for the interior and finish.[1] The Model 10 was followed by the Model 10A, powered by a Franklin 4AC-199 engine and the Model 10B with a Lycoming GO-145. The 10A was the last of the series, but the first to be called "Voyager", a name that was retained for the post-war Stinson 108.[1]

Six Model 10s were evaluated by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) as the YO-54. The unsuccessful tests led Stinson to design an all-new aircraft designated Model 76, later known as the L-5 Sentinel.[1]

A number of Model 105s and Model 10As were impressed into USAAF service as the AT-19 (later L-9).[2]

After World War II, the type was developed as the Model 108, the prototypes being converted Model 10As.[2]

Stinson HW-75 at Langley

HW-75 (marketed as Model 105)

Production variant also known as the HW-75 with a Continental A-75 engine), or HW-80 with a Continental A-80 engine, 277 built.[2]

Model 10

Improved production variant with an 80 hp Continental A-80 engine, 260 built.[2]

Model 10A Voyager

Variant with a 90 hp Franklin 4AC-199 engine, 515 built (10A and 10B).The first of the series to bear the Voyager name.[2]

Model 10B

Variant with a 75 hp Lycoming GO-145 engine, 515 built (10A and 10B).[2]

YO-54

United States Army designation for six Model 10s for evaluation.[3]

AT-19A

Original military designation for eight Model 105s impressed in 1942, later changed to L-9A.[4]

AT-19B

Original designation for 12 impressed Model 10A Voyagers, later changed to L-9B.[4]

L-9A

Final designation for eight impressed Model 105 Voyagers, originally AT-19A.[4]

L-9B

Final designation for 12 impressed Model 10A Voyagers, originally AT-19B.[4]

 Brazil

• Brazilian Air Force - Model 105

 Canada

• Royal Canadian Air Force

 United States

• United States Army Air Forces

Data from General Dynamics Aircraft and their Predecessors [5]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: two passengers
• Length: 22 ft 2 in (6.76 m)
• Wingspan: 34 ft 0 in (10.36 m)
• Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
• Wing area: 155 sq ft (14.4 m²)
• Airfoil: NACA 4412
• Empty weight: 923 lb (419 kg)
• Gross weight: 1,580 lb (717 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Continental A-75-3 air-cooled flat-four, 75 hp (56 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 105 mph (169 km/h, 91 kn)
• Cruise speed: 100 mph (160 km/h, 87 kn)
• Range: 350 mi (560 km, 300 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 10,500 ft (3,200 m)
• Rate of climb: 430 ft/min (2.2 m/s)

Related development

• L-5 Sentinel
• Stinson 108

Related lists

• List of aircraft of World War II
• List of military aircraft of the United States

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