Stinson

This Stinson is a nice enough airplane that needs to be returned to the skies, preferably before it’s sold.

Based on the civilian Model 105, the Sentinel served many wartime roles.

Stinson NC3040 was the first production Stinson Gullwing which would be enough fame for most any flying machine.

Classic high-wing four-seater helped set the standard for modern general aviation aircraft.

Like many civilian designs of the period, Stinson Reliants were drafted into military service as trainers and utility aircraft.

FLYING contributor Sam Weigel gets settled into his new home, complete with a private grass airstrip, nestled near the Olympic Mountains.

When Dawn and I bought our previous airplane, a 1953 Piper Pacer, we vowed to fly it at least ten hours a month, and indeed we clocked some 220 hours over 18 months of ownership. This time around, I’ve only flown our Stinson 40 hours since buying it in August.

As a successor to the Model 10A Voyager just after World War II, the four-seat 108 was especially practical for the time.

Female pilots who fly vintage aircraft are few and far between.

Designed by Stinson and manufactured by Convair, the L-13 visually seems to have been cobbled together by Dr. Frankenstein’s aerodynamicist cousin.