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Aircraft
Statler Dos Equis Challenger
The 1982 William H Statler Dos Equis Challenger was a single-place modified North American SNJ-5 as racer in the unlimited class.
Engine: 2100hp P&W R-2800-97
Wingspan: 31’7″
Length: 30’8″
Seats: 1
Statler Little Mike
Bill Statler was a former Lockheed engineer who designed an all-metal midwing racer, Little Mike, in the Goodyear 190-ci. Class.
Statler Firefly
Firefly was designed by Bill Statler, former Lockheed engineer who earlier designed an all-metal midwing racer, Little Mike, in the Goodyear 190-ci. class, Firefly was designed to resemble a two-place For¬mula One racer, carries 80 sq.ft of wing instead of 66. Both cockpit places have complete controls; Firefly is soloed from front seat. Con¬struction is basically metal, with fiberglass cowl, wingtips, fairings, wheel pants. Flaps are electrically operated.
Offered with plans and construction manuals for home-builders, the Statler Firefly N711FF first flew on 8 October 1976, piloted by Al Foss.
Engine Continental C-85-12F
Wingspan 19’2”
Length 18’11”
Gross Wt. 1300 lb
Empty Wt. 835 lb
Fuel capacity 18 USG
Top speed 240 mph
Cruise 143 mph
Stall 63 mph clean, 56 mph flaps down
Climb rate 800 fpm
Ceiling 16,000 ft
Takeoff roll 600 ft
Landing roll 800 ft
Range 400 mi
Endurance 3 hrs. plus res
Seat 2
Statler, William H
Bill Statler was a former Lockheed engineer who designed an all-metal midwing racer, Little Mike, in the Goodyear 190-ci. Class.
William H Statler, of Northridge CA., built the Dos Equis Challenger unlimited racer and Statler Firefly in 1982 and 1976 respectively.
States Aircraft B-4
About five of the 1932 States Aircraft Co B-4 (ATC 477) were built, priced at $4,000. They included NC11984, NC12902, and NC12984, most of which were manufactured in Texas.
Engine: 125hp Kinner B-5
Wingspan: 32’0″
Length: 22’0″
Useful load: 555 lb
Max speed: 115 mph
Cruise: 97 mph
Stall: 38 mph
Range: 290 mi
Ceiling: 15,000′
Seats: 2
States Aircraft B-3 / S-E-5
In 1930 States Aircraft Corp built, at Chicago Heights, Illinois, B-3 parasol monoplane, with two tandem seats.
Designed by Frederick Jolly, the B-3, or S-E-5 1930 (ATC 349 and ATC 2-438) was priced at $3,645.
Six were built; NC943N, NC10369, NC10556, NC10719, NC10723, and NC12043, and possibly a few more.
Engine: 100hp Kinner K-5
Wingspan: 32’0″
Length: 22’0″
Useful load: 552 lb
Max speed: 108 mph
Cruise: 90 mph
Stall: 35 mph
Range: 325 mi
Seat: 2
States Aircraft B-2 / Monoplane
The 1930 States Aircraft Co B-2 (ATC 2-254) was a two-place, open cockpit, high wing monoplane, powered by a 75hp Michigan-Rover engine.
Two were built: NX541V and NC625W.
NC625W c/n 1 was registered as States Monoplane in 1930 by Mountain States Aircraft Co, Waynesville WV, which might have been a distributor.
States Aircraft Corp
1929:
States Aircraft Co,
1633 Wentworth Ave,
Chicago Heights IL.
USA
1933:
Center TX.
1937: Ended operations.
Stasenko Lyusik
This monoplane of Captain N.P.Stasenko [Н.П.Стасенко] – a trained engineer – was built in 1910 in St. Petersburg and was financed from his own funds, it was not successful in intersting the Russian military.
Span: 24′
Length: 24’6″
Weight loaded: 750 lb
Speed: 43 mph
