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{{Aircraft infobox
| name = Stinson 108
| image = Stinson-108-1-Landing.jpg
| caption = Stinson 108. Photo: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0, via [[commons:File:Stinson-108-1-Landing.jpg|Wikimedia Commons]]
| make = Stinson
| type = Private owner aircraft
| origin = United States
| first_flight = December 1, 1944
| produced = 1946-1950
| number_built = 5,260
| faa_registered = 1,245 (FAA register, October 30, 2026)
| seats = one, three passengers
| engine = Franklin 6A4 150-B3, 150 hp
| cruise = 121 mph (108 Voyager 150)
| range = 500 mi (108 Voyager 150)
| ceiling = 14,000 ft (108 Voyager 150)
| gross_weight = 2,150 lb (108 Voyager 150)
| developed_from = Stinson Voyager
| category = Piston singles
}}

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.<ref name="wp"/> In the U.S. there are 1,245 with a valid registration.<ref name="faa"/>

== 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.<ref name="wp"/>

== 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.<ref name="wp"/> The 108-3, with its taller tail, is the most common on the U.S. register.<ref name="faa"/>

== 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.<ref name="faa"/>
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! FAA model name !! Registered
|-
| 108-3 || 423
|-
| 108-1 || 332
|-
| 108-2 || 280
|-
| 108 || 209
|-
| 108-5 || 1
|}
</div>

== Specifications (108 Voyager 150) ==
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable"
! 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
|}
</div>
Figures as given in the Wikipedia article and its sources.<ref name="wp"/>

{{Owner notes}}

== Photos ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="170">
File:Stinson 108-2 HB-TUR.jpg|Stinson 108-2 HB-TUR at Manchester Airport, England. Photo: RuthAS, CC BY 3.0
File:Stinson108-3photo03.jpg|A Canadian Stinson 108-3 (C-FSKK) with gear adaptation for snow. Photo: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain
File:Stinson 108 C-FRGZ.JPG|A Stinson 108 (not a 108-1, 2 or 3) at the Midland, Ontario, Canada Fly-in. Photo: Ahunt, CC0
File:Stinson108-3.jpg|Stinson 108-3. Photo: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0
</gallery>
All photos are from [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]]; click a photo for its full credit and license.

== Buying a Stinson 108 ==
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== Sources ==
<references>
<ref name="wp">Wikipedia, "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinson_108 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.</ref>
<ref name="faa">Federal Aviation Administration, [https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download 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.</ref>
</references>

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