THE AIRFORCE - AIRCRAFT - SR-10F RELIANT
Aircraft Stats:
Powerplant: 1 x radial piston engine
Speed: 217 kph, 135mph mph
Range: 1 038km, 645miles
Seats: 4
Length: 8.31m, 27ft 3in
Span: 12.50m, 0ft
Empty Weight: 1 055kg, 2,325lb
Max T/O Weight: 1 576kg, 3,475lb
Period of Service: 1939 - 1945
Weapons:
None specified
Squadrons:
None specified
Attrition:
No incidents found
None specified
Squadrons:
None specified
Attrition:
No incidents found
SR-10F Reliant
Status: Retired
Manufacturer: Stinson
Country of Manufacture: United States
Role: Utility
Four-seat cabin monoplane.
At the start of World War II, South Africa impressed many private civil aircraft into the SAAF for use to train pilots and staff on the repair and maintenance of aircraft.
Many of these aircraft were also for communications between HQ and the air schools and operational training units.
ZS-AOX was allocated SAAF serial 1421.
