Stinson L-13

what is it?

The Stinson L-13 (sometimes known as the Grasshopper, like other aircraft of its type) is a US military utility aircraft first flown in 1945.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 12.3 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 185 km/htop speed
• seats 2passengers
• size 1,445 kgmax take-off weight
• built 302made 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 81 years ago, in 1945.
• 🚗Wingspan of 12.3 m: about 3 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

1945

introduced

1947

number built

302

role

observation and utility aircraft

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Stinson

engines

1× Franklin O-425-9

crew

1

passengers

2

length

9.7 m

wingspan

12.3 m

height

2.6 m

max take-off weight

1,445 kg

top speed

185 km/h

cruise speed

148 km/h

range

—

ceiling

4,572 m

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