SM-6000 Airliner | |
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Stinson SM-6000B Airliner trimotor circa 1965 when owned by RP Rice of Kennett, MO. | |
Role | Three-engined airliner |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Stinson Aircraft Corporation |
Number built | 53 (SM-6000) 24 (Model U) [1] |
The Stinson SM-6000 Airliner was a 1930s three-engined ( trimotor) ten-passenger airliner designed and built by the Stinson Aircraft Corporation. The SM-6000 was a high-wing braced monoplane with room for a pilot and a cabin for ten passengers. It was powered by three 215 hp (160 kW) Lycoming R-680 engines strut-mounted one each side above the main landing gear units and one in the nose. A number of variants were built mainly with improved interiors. In 1932 the Model U Airliner was produced which had low-set stub wings with an engine mounted at each wingtip.
Only two of these high-wing models are known to exist. One is owned and operated by Mid America Flight Museum in Mount Pleasant, TX, the other by Kermit Weeks and is maintained in airworthy condition at Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida.
General characteristics
Performance
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SM-6000 Airliner | |
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Stinson SM-6000B Airliner trimotor circa 1965 when owned by RP Rice of Kennett, MO. | |
Role | Three-engined airliner |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Stinson Aircraft Corporation |
Number built | 53 (SM-6000) 24 (Model U) [1] |
The Stinson SM-6000 Airliner was a 1930s three-engined ( trimotor) ten-passenger airliner designed and built by the Stinson Aircraft Corporation. The SM-6000 was a high-wing braced monoplane with room for a pilot and a cabin for ten passengers. It was powered by three 215 hp (160 kW) Lycoming R-680 engines strut-mounted one each side above the main landing gear units and one in the nose. A number of variants were built mainly with improved interiors. In 1932 the Model U Airliner was produced which had low-set stub wings with an engine mounted at each wingtip.
Only two of these high-wing models are known to exist. One is owned and operated by Mid America Flight Museum in Mount Pleasant, TX, the other by Kermit Weeks and is maintained in airworthy condition at Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida.
General characteristics
Performance
Media related to Stinson SM-6000 at Wikimedia Commons