Stinson L-13

The Stinson L-13 (sometimes known as the Grasshopper, like other aircraft of its type) was a US military utility aircraft first flown in 1945. Developed when Stinson was a subsidiary of Consolidated Vultee, rights to it were not included in the 1948 sale of Stinson to Piper. Mass production was therefore undertaken by Convair, which built some 300 of them.

It was a conventional high-wing tailwheel monoplane used for observation, liaison, and air ambulance duties. Following their military service, some were converted for civil bush flying use, fitting a radial engine by Acme Aircraft Company as the Centaur, while others underwent similar conversions by Caribbean Traders Inc, as the Husky.

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Operators

  • United States Air Force
  • United States Army received 43 ex-Air Force L-13As following the outbreak of the Korean War, serving in the Continental United States to free up aircraft for active service overseas.
  • Specifications (L-13A)

    Data from General Dynamics Aircraft and their Predecessors

    L13

    L13 or L-13 may refer to:

    Military

  • Stinson L-13, a utility and observation aircraft operated by the United States Army during the Korean War
  • L-13, a Soviet Leninets class submarine, sunk during World War 2
  • L 13, a World War 1 airship.
  • Commercial Products

  • LET L-13 Blaník, a glider manufactured by Let Kunovice
  • L13, one of the Nissan L engines
  • Science

  • Ribosomal protein L13 leader, a family of human genes
  • RPL13, the human gene named ribosomal protein L13
  • RPL13A, the human gene named ribosomal protein L13a
  • OR2L13, a gene within the L subfamily which plays a part in olfactory sensation
  • Other

  • Barcelona Metro line 13, a stop on the Barcelona, Spain public transportation train route
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