TF-AZX (2) Stinson SR-7B Reliant

TF-AZX (2) Stinson SR-7B Reliant

  • TF-AZX (2) Stinson SR-7B Reliant
Árgerð/Year of mfr.:
 1936 (?)
Raðnúmer/Constr. number:
 9685
Vænghaf/Wingspan:
12,76 m
Lengd/Length:
8,43 m
Hámarksþungi/Max. weight:
  
Hreyfill/Engine:
245 ha. Lycoming R-680-B5
Farflugshraði/Cruising speed:
 215 km/klst.
Sætafjöld/Number of seats:
5
Eigandi/Owner:
Flugsafn Íslands / Icelandic Aviation Museum
Fyrri skrásetningar/Previous I.D.:
 N16123, NC16123

Þessi flugvél var keypt til landsins í tilefni af 50 ára afmæli Flugfélags Akureyrar árið 1987. Hún er af samskonar gerð og fyrsta flugvél Loftleiða, Stinson SR-8-CM Reliant, TF-AZX, sem stofnendur Loftleiða, Alfreð Elíasson, Edvard Kristinn Olsen og Sigurður Ólafsson, keyptu að loknu flugnámi í Kanada árið 1943.

Icelandair gaf Flugsafni Íslands Stinson SR-7B vélina í tilefni 70 ára afmælis Flugfélags Akureyrar þann 3. júní 2007.

This aircraft was purchased from the United States in 1987 on occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of Flugfélag Akureyrar (Akureyri Airways). It is very similar to the original TF-AZX, Stinson SR-8-CM Reliant, which was Loftleiðir's first aircraft. The original aircraft was purchased in Canada in 1943 by Loftleiðir founders Alfreð Elíasson, Edvard Kristinn Olsen, and Sigurður Ólafsson. 
The aircraft in the Icelandic Aviation Museum was donated to the museum by Icelandair on 3rd June 2007 on occasion of Flugfélag Akureyrar's 70th anniversary.