Stinson 108
 Stinson 108. Photo: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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| Make | Stinson |
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| Model | Stinson 108 |
| Type | Private owner aircraft |
| Country |  United States
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| First flight | December 1, 1944 |
| Built | 1946-1950 |
| Number built | 5,260 |
| Registered in the US | 1,245 (FAA register, October 30, 2026) |
| Seats | one, three passengers |
| Engine | Franklin 6A4 150-B3, 150 hp |
| Cruise speed | 121 mph (108 Voyager 150) |
| Range | 500 mi (108 Voyager 150) |
| Service ceiling | 14,000 ft (108 Voyager 150) |
| Max weight | 2,150 lb (108 Voyager 150) |
| Developed from | Stinson Voyager |
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The Stinson 108 is a popular four-seat, single-engine, high-wing airplane built by the Stinson division of Consolidated Vultee from just after World War II, and then by Piper, until about 1950. Most were named the Voyager; some were sold as the Station Wagon, with an interior set up for cargo. In all, about 5,260 were built.[1] In the U.S. there are 1,245 with a valid registration.[2]
History
The 108 was developed from the prewar Model 10A Voyager (the "Stinson 105") as a stretched version and first built in 1946. Stinson built more than 5,000 before Piper bought the company in late 1948; Piper finished and sold the remaining airplanes as the Piper-Stinson.[1]
Design
It has four seats, fixed landing gear, a high wing and a fabric-covered steel-tube fuselage, normally with a six-cylinder Franklin engine of 150 or 165 hp and a fixed-pitch propeller.[1] The 108-3, with its taller tail, is the most common on the U.S. register.[2]
Registered in the United States
The FAA register lists 1,245 of these airplanes with a valid U.S. registration. Here they are by the model name the FAA uses.[2]
| FAA model name | Registered |
|---|---|
| 108-3 | 423 |
| 108-1 | 332 |
| 108-2 | 280 |
| 108 | 209 |
| 108-5 | 1 |
Specifications (108 Voyager 150)
| Item | 108 Voyager 150 |
|---|---|
| Crew | one |
| Passengers / capacity | three passengers |
| Length | 7.46 m |
| Wingspan | 10.33 m |
| Height | 2.08 m |
| Wing area | 155 sq ft |
| Empty weight | 1,206 lb |
| Maximum takeoff weight | 2,150 lb |
| Fuel | 40 gal |
| Engine | Franklin 6A4 150-B3, 150 hp (six cylinder air-cooled horizontally opposed four stroke piston engine) |
| Propeller | Sensenich |
| Maximum speed | 125 mph |
| Cruise speed | 121 mph |
| Stall speed | 61 mph |
| Never-exceed speed | 148 mph |
| Range | 500 mi |
| Service ceiling | 14,000 ft |
| Rate of climb | 770 ft/min |
Figures as given in the Wikipedia article and its sources.[1]
Photos
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Stinson 108-2 HB-TUR at Manchester Airport, England. Photo: RuthAS, CC BY 3.0 -
A Canadian Stinson 108-3 (C-FSKK) with gear adaptation for snow. Photo: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain -
A Stinson 108 (not a 108-1, 2 or 3) at the Midland, Ontario, Canada Fly-in. Photo: Ahunt, CC0 -
Stinson 108-3. Photo: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Buying a Stinson 108
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wikipedia, "Stinson 108", read November 1, 2026. Airplane Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Federal Aviation Administration, Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated October 30, 2026. Valid registrations of fixed-wing airplanes whose FAA maker and model names belong to this family. Airplane Wiki uses only counts from this file, never owner names or addresses.