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

• List of VTOL aircraft

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. 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. 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. 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

References

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• Bridgeman, Leonard Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1959–60. Sampson, Low, Marston and Company, 1959.
• Jackson, Paul Janes All the Worlds Aircraft 2004–05, Janes Publishing Company, 2004. ISBN 0-7106-2614-2.
• Lambert, Mark. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993–94. Coulsdon, UK:Jane's Data Division, 1993. ISBN 0-7106-1066-1.
• Taylor, John W.R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1971–72. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1971. ISBN 978-0-934636-02-5.
• Taylor, John W.R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976–77. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1976. ISBN 0-354-00538-3.
• Plane & Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory, Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. ISBN 0-918312-00-0