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Description
| Manufacturer: | Stinson | |
| Base model: | L-5 | |
| Designation: | L-5 | |
| Version: | A | |
| Nickname: | Sentinel | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1942-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Liaison | |
Specifications
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Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Confederate Air Force (Southern Minnesota Wing) | South St. Paul | Minnesota |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Jim Gray , AZ | If anyone has proof that 680 L-5's mentioned by "Janes All the Worlds Aircraft" were indeed converted from 12 volts to 24 volts, I'd like to see it. There's absolutely no documentation in any of the USAAF manuals that mentions an "L-5A" model a or indicates that this happened, even post-war (sorry Gerry). However, I have it on good authority from someone who was good friends with a Stinson engineer (now deceased) that the 'A' retrofit kit brought the early early 6-volt L-5's (called O-62's) up to the 12 volt standard. 06/10/2005 @ 17:29 [ref: 10444] |
| Gerald Asher Fort Worth, TX | The L-5A was actually a batch of observer model L-5s which were re-worked from 12- to 24-volt electrical systems - NOT 6- to 12-volt systems as stated above (sorry, Jim). 10/06/2004 @ 16:29 [ref: 8403] |
| Jim Gray , AK | Additional comment on the 'A' model: this was originally planned to be built with a Ranger engine but the idea was scrapped. There was a factory field conversion kit that changed the very early 6-volt L-5's to 12-volt systems. 08/17/2002 @ 12:50 [ref: 5496] |
| Jim Gray , AK | There isn't an 'A' model as is popularly believed. The official models are as follows: L-5, L-5B, L-5C, L-5E, and L-5G. The CAF airplane pictured is the straight L-5 sometimes called an "observer" as opposed to the "ambulance" ('B' through 'G') series. 11/24/2000 @ 21:09 [ref: 1087] |
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