List of STOL aircraft

A typical purpose-designed light STOL aircraft, the Zenith STOL CH 701

This is a list of aircraft which are classified as having Short Takeoff and Landing, or STOL, characteristics.

The STOL class excludes vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) types, rotorcraft, aerostats and most light aircraft.

List of aircraft

Type Country Date Role Status Take-off to 50 ft (15m) Landing from 50 ft (15m) Notes
AAC Angel US 1984 Utility Production 14041,404 ft (428 m) 10461,046 ft (319 m) [1]
Antonov An-14 Soviet Union 1958 Transport Production 0656656 ft (200 m) 0985985 ft (300 m) [2]
Antonov An-72 Soviet Union 1977 Transport Production 13121,312 ft (400 m) 11481,148 ft (350 m) [3]
Auster AOP.9 UK 1954 Artillery observer Production 0675675 ft (206 m) 0150150 ft (46 m) [4]
Australian Aircraft Kits Hornet STOL Australia 2004 Ultralight Production 0656656 ft (200 m) 0623623 ft (190 m) [5]
Bounsall Super Prospector US 1990 Homebuilt Production 0300300 ft (91 m) 0250250 ft (76 m) [6]
Britten-Norman Defender UK 1970 Transport Production 10501,050 ft (320 m) 0995995 ft (303 m) [7]
Britten-Norman Islander UK 1965 Airliner Production 11001,100 ft (335 m) 0960960 ft (293 m) [8]
Conroy Stolifter US 1968 Prototype 0450450 ft (137 m) 0400400 ft (122 m) Converted Cessna Skymaster. [9]
De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk 1 Canada 1947 Transport Production 10151,015 ft (309 m) 10001,000 ft (305 m) [10]
De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk III Canada 1947 Transport Production 0920920 ft (280 m) 0870870 ft (265 m) [10]
De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter Canada 1951 Transport Production 11551,155 ft (352 m) 0880880 ft (268 m) [11]
De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou Canada 1959 Transport Production 10401,040 ft (317 m) 0590590 ft (180 m) [12]
De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo Canada 1965 Utility Production 21002,100 ft (640 m) 21002,100 ft (640 m) [13]
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Canada 1966 Utility Production 12001,200 ft (366 m) 10501,050 ft (320 m) [14]
De Havilland Canada Dash 7 Canada 1975 Airliner Production 12001,200 ft (366 m) 10501,050 ft (320 m) [15]
Dornier Do 27 Germany 1955 Utility Production 0558558 ft (170 m) 0525525 ft (160 m) [16]
Dornier Do 28 Germany 1959 Utility Production 10201,020 ft (311 m) 10001,000 ft (305 m) [14]
Evangel 4500 US 1964 Transport Production 11251,125 ft (343 m) 11401,140 ft (347 m) [17]
Fieseler Fi 156 Storch Germany 1936 Utility Production 0350350 ft (107 m) 0310310 ft (94 m)
Helio Courier H-295 US 1955 Utility Production 0610610 ft (186 m) 0520520 ft (158 m) [18]
IAI Arava Israel 1972 Transport Production 0984984 ft (300 m) 0902902 ft (275 m) [19]
Javelin V6 STOL US 1949 Homebuilt Production 0150150 ft (46 m) 0300300 ft (91 m) Piper PA-20 Pacer conversion. [6]
PAC P-750 XSTOL New Zealand 2001 Utility Production 11961,196 ft (365 m) 0950950 ft (290 m) [20]
Peterson 260SE/Wren 460 US 1988 Utility Production 10001,000 ft (305 m) 10001,000 ft (305 m) Conversion of Cessna 182. [21]
Pilatus PC-6 Porter Switzerland 1959 Utility Production 0600600 ft (183 m) 0550550 ft (168 m) [22]
PZL-104 Wilga Poland 1962 Utility Production 0625625 ft (191 m) 0780780 ft (238 m) [23]
PZL-105M Poland 1989 Utility Prototype 11091,109 ft (338 m) 10701,070 ft (326 m) [24]
Quest Kodiak US 2005 Transport Production 0760760 ft (232 m) 0915915 ft (279 m) [25]
Scottish Aviation Pioneer UK 1947 Transport Production 0555555 ft (169 m) 0660660 ft (201 m) [26][27]
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer UK 1955 Transport Production 10711,071 ft (326 m) 0870870 ft (265 m) [28]
Short SC.7 Skyvan UK 1963 Transport Production 10501,050 ft (320 m) 14851,485 ft (453 m) [29]
SIAI-Marchetti FN.333 Riviera Italy 1952 Amphibian Production 14001,400 ft (427 m) 11001,100 ft (335 m) [30]
SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019 Italy 1969 Utility Production 11851,185 ft (361 m) 0922922 ft (281 m) [31]
Slepcev Storch Serbia 1994 Ultralight Production 0126126 ft (38 m) 0110110 ft (34 m) Scale replica of Fieseler Fi 156 Storch. [32]
Spectrum SA-550 US 1983 Transport Production 0675675 ft (206 m) 0675675 ft (206 m) Converted Cessna Skymaster. [33]
Sukhoi Su-80 Russian Federation 2001 Transport Production 26862,686 ft (819 m) 17151,715 ft (523 m) [34]
Westland Lysander UK 1936 Utility Production 0540540 ft (165 m) 0990990 ft (300 m) [35][36]
Zenith STOL CH 701 US 1986 Trainer Production 12571,257 ft (383 m) 12571,257 ft (383 m) [37]
Zenith STOL CH 801 US 2011 Homebuilt Production 0400400 ft (122 m) 0300300 ft (91 m) [38]

See also

Notes

  1. Angel Aircraft Corporation. "Angel Aircraft Corporation" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  2. Taylor 1976, p.405.
  3. Taylor 1976, p.409.
  4. Bridgeman 1959, p 14.
  5. Australian Aircraft Kits (n.d.). "Hornet STOL Performance Data" (PDF). Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  6. 1 2 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 127. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
  7. Taylor 1976, p.175.
  8. Plane & Pilot, p 90.
  9. Flight International (November 1968). "Conroy Flies the Stolifter". Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  10. 1 2 Plane & Pilot, p 36.
  11. Plane & Pilot, p 37.
  12. Pike, John (April 2005). "C-7 / CV-2 Caribou". Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  13. de Havilland Canada: DHC-5A Buffalo STOL Tactical Transport, page 6. de Havilland Canada, May 1971
  14. 1 2 Plane & Pilot, p 97.
  15. Federal Aviation Administration (January 2006). "TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET NO. A20EA" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  16. Bridgeman 1959, p 154.
  17. Evangel Aircraft Corp. "Evangel 4500". Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  18. Plane & Pilot, p 46.
  19. Taylor 1971, p 112
  20. Pacific Aerospace. "P750 XSTOL Technical Specifications". Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  21. Plane & Pilot, p 78.
  22. Plane & Pilot, p 39.
  23. Plane & Pilot, p 65.
  24. Lambert 1993, p.242.
  25. Quest Aircraft llc. "Quest Aircraft LLC". Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  26. "Prestwick Pioneer" (pdf). Flight. 1956. The take-off run, fully loaded, is ... 180 yd to clear a 50ft obstacle
  27. Bridgeman 1948, p.90.
  28. "Twin Pioneer in the Air" (pdf). Flight. 25 November 1955. p. 808.
  29. Taylor 1976, p.196.
  30. Plane & Pilot, p 70.
  31. Taylor 1977, p.118.
  32. "Slepcev Storch specs". Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  33. ""Flying pick-up truck" takes off". Flight International. 12 March 1983. p. 646. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  34. Sukhoi Company (JSC). "Su-80". Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  35. "The Westland Family" (pdf). Flight. 1955. With full load...clear a 50ft obstacle in 230 yards
  36. "For Army Co-operation" (pdf). Flight. 9 June 1938. p. 576. approach distance over a 50ft. obstacle to rest 330 yards
  37. Czech Aircraft Works (January 2003). "ZENAIR CH 701 SP Flight Manual" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  38. Jackson, 2004 p 806

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