Posting for a friend of mine. Needs a good home. Rick - You know you want one!
Stinson Gullwing V77 - 1630TT / 567SMOH / 300 LYC - 11/2015 Annual - KX125 Nav/Com - Garmin 500 on pilot yolk with ADSB receiver with Wx, Traffic, Terrain etc. - always hangared - good fabric - sweet flying solid bird! Sale happening due to Na64 to fill her place in hangar and need space! $88,500 with GPS's/ $85,000 without. Brooks, GA. - Call 617-680-5750 for contact info. - Bill
Ah, man...getting foolish thoughts in my head right now.
I do love those airplanes (first balsa wood model I built as a kid). I've always justified owning something more modern by being a tightwad - if it's got that kind of power and fuel burn, it's got to go faster. Those things are so beautiful, but, sadly, so slow.
Ah, man...getting foolish thoughts in my head right now.
I do love those airplanes (first balsa wood model I built as a kid). I've always justified owning something more modern by being a tightwad - if it's got that kind of power and fuel burn, it's got to go faster. Those things are so beautiful, but, sadly, so slow.
Warmest regards, Rick
Ah, that just means you get to spend more time flying that Gem!
Hmmm...a club plane? Wikipedia (that oh so reliable source) says she cruises at 154 kts! - no I don't buy it either, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinson_Reliant But the Stinson page says - Crew: one, pilot Capacity: 3 to 4 passengers Length: 29 ft 6 in Wingspan: 41 ft 10 in Height: 9 ft 2 in Empty weight: 2,530 lb Useful load: 1,345 lb Powerplant: 1× Lycoming, 245 hp / Wright, 350 hp / Pratt & Whitney, 450 hp
Performance Cruise speed: 152 mph Range: 650 mi Service ceiling: 12,700 ft
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"If Your Cessna is older than your wife..." You might Be a Redneck.
I like the club or joint ownership idea, although finding tailwheel pilots to go in on a big classic like that might be a little tricky.
They're dreaming on the speed. I've spoken to a number of gullwing Reliant owners who have told me to figure on 130 MPH for the cruise speed. It's got that big, fat wing and big cabin. On the same power, the Cessna 195 runs 130 knots or so and the 210 more than 150.