Stinson Voyager

The Stinson Voyager was an American light utility monoplane built during the 1940s by the Stinson Aircraft Company.

Development
First developed as the Stinson HW-75 and marketed as the Model 105 in 1939, the design was a high-wing three-seat braced monoplane powered by either a 75-hp (63.4-Kw) Continental A-75 or an 80-hp (67.7-Kw) Continental A-80-6. This was developed into the Model 10, introduced in 1940, powered by a Continental A-80 piston engine. The Model 10 introduced a wider cabin as well as an improved standard for the interior and finish. In 1941 the Model 10 was followed by the Model 10A, powered by a Franklin 4AC-199 engine and the Model 10B with a Lycoming GO-145. The 10A was the last of the series, but the first to be called "Voyager", a name that was retained for the post-war Stinson 108.

Six Model 10s were evaluated by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) as the YO-54. The unsuccessful tests led Stinson to design an all-new aircraft designated Model 76, later known as the L-5 Sentinel.

A number of Model 105s and Model 10As were impressed into USAAF service as the AT-19 (later L-9). However, the AT-19 designation has not been verified.

After World War II, the type was developed as the Model 108, the prototypes being converted Model 10As.

Variants

 * HW-75 (1939, marketed as Model 105)
 * Production variant also known as the HW-75 with a Continental A-75 engine), or HW-80 with a Continental A-80 engine, 277 built.


 * Model 10 (1940)
 * Improved production variant with an 80 hp Continental A-80 engine, 260 built.


 * Model 10A Voyager (1941)
 * Variant with a 90 hp Franklin 4AC-199 engine, 515 built (10A and 10B).The first of the series to bear the Voyager name.


 * Model 10B (1941)
 * Variant with a 75 hp Lycoming GO-145 engine, 515 built (10A and 10B).


 * YO-54 (1940)
 * United States Army designation for six Model 10s for evaluation.


 * AT-19A
 * Original military designation for eight Model 105s impressed in 1942, later changed to L-9A.


 * AT-19B
 * Original designation for 12 impressed Model 10A Voyagers, later changed to L-9B.


 * L-9A (1942)
 * Final designation for eight impressed Model 105 Voyagers, originally AT-19A.


 * L-9B (1942)
 * Final designation for 12 impressed Model 10A Voyagers, originally AT-19B.

Operators



 * Brazilian Air Force - Model 105
 * 🇨🇦 Canada
 * Royal Canadian Air Force
 * United States Army Air Forces
 * United States Army Air Forces