Ryan S-C

Ryan S-C

Ryan SCW-145
Role	Three-seat cabin monoplane
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Ryan
First flight	1937
Number built	13

The Ryan S-C (Sports-Coupe) was an American three-seat cabin monoplane designed and built by Ryan; one was impressed into service with the United States Army Air Forces as the L-10.

Development

The Ryan S-C was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear, designed to be an up-market version of the Ryan S-T trainer. The prototype first flew in 1937, and had a nose-mounted 150 hp (112 kW) Menasco inline piston engine. Production aircraft were fitted with a 145 hp (108 kW) Warner Super Scarab radial engine. With the company's involvement in producing trainer aircraft for the United States military, the S-C was not seriously marketed, and only 12 production aircraft were built. One example was impressed into service with the United States Army Air Forces, and was designated the L-10. At the start of the 21st Century, four examples were still airworthy in the United States.

Ryan SCW-145

Variants

S-C later S-C-M: Prototype powered by a 150hp (112kW) Menasco C4S inline engine, one built later converted to S-C-W.
S-C-W: Production aircraft powered by a 145hp (108kW) Warner Super Scarab radial engine, 12 built.
L-10: United States Army Air Forces designation for one S-C-W impressed into service in 1942.
Later Modifications: Two SC-Ws exist with a horizontally opposed 6-cylinder Continental engine. One was modified from a radial-powered SC-W, and one was built with the 6-cylinder engine after WWII using spare airframe parts from the original pre-WWII production run.

Operators

United States

United States Army Air Forces

Specifications (S-C-W)

Data from American Planes and Engines for 1940^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 2 passengers
Length: 25 ft 4 ¹⁄₂ in (7.734 m)
Wingspan: 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Height: 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Wing area: 202.0 sq ft (18.77 m²)
Empty weight: 1,345 lb (610 kg)
Gross weight: 2,150 lb (975 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Warner Super Scarab radial engine, 145 hp (108 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 150 mph (241 km/h; 130 kn) at sea level
Cruise speed: 135 mph (117 kn; 217 km/h) at 8,500 ft (2,600 m)
Stall speed: 45 mph (39 kn; 72 km/h)
Range: 525 mi (456 nmi; 845 km)
Service ceiling: 17,200 ft (5,243 m)
Rate of climb: 900 ft/min (4.6 m/s)

References

↑ Aviation February 1940, pp. 42, 69–70.

"American Planes and Engines for 1940". Aviation. Vol. 39 no. 2. February 1940. pp. 36–54, 67–74. (registration required (help)).
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing.
Aerofiles

External links

Media related to Ryan SCW at Wikimedia Commons

Aircraft produced by Ryan Aeronautical

Commercial	Standard J Cloudster M-1 M-2 Brougham Foursome S-C S-T Navion

Special purpose	NYP (Spirit of St. Louis)

Trainers	YPT-16 PT-20 PT-21 PT-22 PT-25 NR

Fighters	FR XF2R

Observation	L-10 YO-51

Research	X-13 VZ-3 XV-5 XV-8

USAAF/USAF liaison aircraft

L-1 L-2 L-3 L-4 L-5 L-6 L-7 L-8 L-9 L-10 L-11 L-12 L-13 L-14 L-15 L-16 L-17 L-18 L-19 L-20 L-21 L-22 L-23 L-24 L-25 L-26 L-27 L-28

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