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   Email: tomjul@ix.netcom.com Make: Stinson Model: 10 (2 place with child’s seat). Year: 1940 Engine: Continental C-85 (modified with 0-200 displacement). Cruise: 100mph Stall: Approx 45 with flaps N26419 is a Stinson Model 10, manufactured in 1940 at Stinson’s new plant in Nashville, Tennessee. A total of approximate 260 of this model were built in 1940. Only about 40 remain registered and of these, a very few are in flying condition. I bought this aircraft in 1988 as a basket case project that had been stored in a garage in Greenville, SC since 1951. The last owner had been a Stinson L-5 pilot in WW-2. He bought this aircraft after he came home from the war for 500 dollars and flew it until the fabric tested bad. He then took wings off and put it in the garage. The first photo shows aircraft as purchased in 1988 ready for the trip home. Over the next three years, the aircraft was completely disassembled and refurbished while working only in the evenings and weekends. Emphasis was on keeping the interior and exterior as close to original as possible. The first flight was in 1991 from the Yellow River airstrip with Bob Ray as test pilot. I then completed my pilot training in the Stinson, including solo. Since that time, I have replaced the original Continental A-80 with a C-85 to get a little more power and an electric start capability. It is equipped with an ICOM A-200 radio, King transponder with encoder, and a Magellan yoke mounted GPS for navigation. The aircraft now has approximately 250 hours since rebuild and is a joy to fly. Tom Julian |