1941 liaison aircraft family by Stinson
Stinson L-1 Vigilant
The Stinson L-1 Vigilant (company designation Model 74) is an American liaison aircraft designed by the Stinson Aircraft Company of Wayne, Michigan and manufactured at the Vultee-Stinson factory in Nashville, Tennessee (in August 1940 Stinson became a division of Vultee Aircraft Corporation). The aircraft was operated by the United States Army Air Corps as the O-49 until 1942.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Stinson
- First flight
- 1940-07-15
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 106 kt
- Max speed
- 106 kt
- Range
- 211 nm
- Service ceiling
- 12,800 ft
- Rate of climb
- 408 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 3,400 lb
- Empty weight
- 2,670 lb
- Powerplant
- Lycoming R-680-9
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 3
- Length
- 34.3 ft
- Wingspan
- 50.9 ft
- Height
- 10.2 ft
- Number built
- 324
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.