Ryan ST
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The Ryan ST was a two seat, low wing monoplane that, variously, was used as a sport and stunt aircraft as well a trainer by flying schools and the military. The two seat were open cockpits in tandem. The ST had a fixed landing gear and a metal fuselage. The ST was built by the Ryan Aeronautical Company, San Diego, California.
[edit] Specifications (ST-A)
General characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 21 ft 5 in (6.53 m)
- Wingspan: 30 ft 0 in (9.15 m)
- Height: 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m)
- Wing area: 124 ft² (11.5 m²)
- Empty weight: 1,081 lb (490 kg)
- Loaded weight: 1,600 lb (726 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Menasco C-4 , 125 hp (93 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 126 mph (203 km/h)
- Range: 366 miles (589 km)
- Service ceiling: 17,200 ft (5,243 m)
- Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (244 m/min)
- Wing loading: 13 lb/ft² (63 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.08 hp/lb (0.13 kW/kg)
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