4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Stinson Reliant: NACA/LaRC (now NASA/LaRC)· Public domain
- 2. Stinson Reliant AT-19 in-flight Concord California 1947: Bill Larkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. Stinson V77 Reliant CF-CAJ 01: Ahunt· Public domain
- 4. Stinson V77 Reliant CF-CAJ 02: Ahunt· Public domain
what is it?
The Stinson Reliant is a popular single-engine four- to five-seat high-wing monoplane manufactured by the Stinson Aircraft Division of the Aviation Manufacturing Corporation of Wayne, Michigan.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 12.7 m wingspan
base stats
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 93 years ago, in 1933.
- Wingspan of 12.7 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 1,369 km: 8× Amsterdam to Brussels.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1933
- number built
- 1,327
- role
- liaison and training monoplane
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- makers
- Stinson
- engines
- 1× Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior SB
- passengers
- 4
- length
- 8.5 m
- wingspan
- 12.7 m
- height
- 2.6 m
- max take-off weight
- 2,093 kg
- top speed
- —
- cruise speed
- 285 km/h
- range
- 1,369 km
- ceiling
- 6,400 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1808822, Wikipedia: Stinson Reliant (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.