Ryan ST

what is it?

The Ryan STs are a series of two seat, low-wing monoplane aircraft built in the United States by the Ryan Aeronautical Company. They were used as sport aircraft, as well as trainers by flying schools and the militaries of several countries.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 241 km/htop speed
• size 714 kgmax take-off weight
• built 1,568made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 92 years ago, in 1934.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 9.1 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1934

introduced

1934

number built

1,568

role

monoplane trainer

engines

1× Menasco C4

length

6.5 m

wingspan

9.1 m

height

2.1 m

max take-off weight

714 kg

top speed

241 km/h

cruise speed

204 km/h

range

—

ceiling

5,334 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.