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Description
| Manufacturer: | Ryan |
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| Base model: | PT-16 | ||
| Designation: | YPT-16 | ||
| Nickname: | STA | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1925-1947 | ||
| Basic role: | Primary Trainer | ||
| Status: | Prototype | ||
| Crew: | Instructor & Pupil |
Specifications
| Length: | 21' 6" | 6.5 m | |
| Height: | 10' 1" | 3.0 m | |
| Wingspan: | 30' | 9.1 m | |
| Gross Weight: | 1,600 lb | 725 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Mebasco L-365 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 125 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 350 miles | 563 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 118 mph | 190 km/h | 102 kt |
| Max Speed: | 128 mph | 206 km/h | 111 kt |
| Ceiling: | 10,000 ft | 3,047 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
YPT-16 on display
United States Air Force Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Hal Cope Scottsdale, AZ | I believe the STA was powered by a Menasco enging not a Mebasco engine as indicated in your spec sheet. I watch the famous Tex Rankin fly his STA inverted at less than six feet above the runway at Turlare Calif picking up flags with his wing tips. Also a friend of my Jim Dewey rebuilt a STA at Santa Paula Airport California. He also married my secretary Dorthy Dean.
03/20/2006 @ 18:07 [ref: 12872] |
| Kevin Walsh Sunnyvale, CA | I too am presently building a Radio Controlled model of the Ryan YPT-16. The color scheme of your Ryan YPT-16 is nearly the exact same scheme of my own aircraft. I have the pictures presently on this web site along with many other photos from other web pages on the internet. However, I would appreciate any photos, preferably in color, and supporting documentation that may be available.
My Radio Controlled model has a 82” wingspan with which I am planning to make a detailed and documented replica of an existing, or no longer existing aircraft. My mailing address is below if in the event you are able to send me that which I have requested. Thank you for your time and help. Kevin Walsh 285 Sobrante Way Suite G Sunnyvale, California 94086 03/10/2004 @ 15:53 [ref: 6951] |
| Marcel Gauthier Wichita, KS | I am presently builting a Radio Control one fifth scale model of the Ryan STA. The color scheme of your Ryan YPT-16 STA is of particular interest to me. I would like to use the exact same paint scheme for my model and acquire your permission, if needed? I have the pictures presently on the Internet. But I would appreciate any photos (color) and supporting documentation that may be available.
The model has a 72” wingspan and I want to maintain the uniqueness and detail of this airplane. My mailing address is below and my email address above. Thank you in advance. Marcel Gauthier. 770 Silver Springs Blvd. Apartment 1705, Wichita Kansas, 67212 02/02/2003 @ 22:27 [ref: 6302] |
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