{"id":15,"date":"2011-12-27T16:22:01","date_gmt":"2011-12-27T16:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/52.15.223.162\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2016-07-27T17:09:04","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T22:09:04","slug":"north-american-l17","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/highskywing.org\/?page_id=15","title":{"rendered":"North American L17\/Ryan Navion (3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2115\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2115\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2115\" title=\"300px-Navion_PWM_092007\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/52.15.223.162\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/300px-Navion_PWM_092007.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Navion photo from Wikipedia<\/p><\/div>\n<h6><em>(Click on photos for original version)<\/em><\/h6>\n<h3>The <strong>North American L-17\/Ryan Navion<\/strong> (with 13 variants) was originally designed for the civilian general aviation market in the late 1940&#8217;s. \u00a0North American felt that since it was based along the lines of their P-51 Mustang, it would catch on quickly. \u00a0 It soon attracted the attention of the USAAF which ordered 83 of the L-17A versions to be used to train university ROTC cadets.<\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Because this aircraft was produced by so many different companies (North American, Ryan Aeronautical and TUSCO) and due to continual modifications, there really are no two Navions that are alike.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Powerplant:<\/strong> \u00a0Navion A 205 hp Continental; Navion B 260 hp Lyoming or Continental<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cruise Speed:<\/strong> \u00a0155 mph<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maximum Speed:<\/strong> 163 mph (never exceed speed: 190 mph)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Range:<\/strong> \u00a0700 miles<\/li>\n<li><strong>Service Ceiling:<\/strong> \u00a011,000-15,000 feet<\/li>\n<li><strong>First Flight:<\/strong> \u00a01946<\/li>\n<li><strong>Production Ended:<\/strong> \u00a01949<\/li>\n<li><strong>Number produced:<\/strong> \u00a02,634<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>For more information refer to the following sites from which information was taken for this article: \u00a0<a title=\"National Museum of the Air Force\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalmuseum.af.mil\">www.nationalmuseum.af.mil<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a title=\"Wikipedia Ryan Navion\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ryan_Navion\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ryan_Navion<\/a><\/address>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Our Navions:<\/h1>\n<h1>N4321K<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52.15.223.162\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_8761.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2087\" title=\"DSC_8761\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/52.15.223.162\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_8761-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/highskywing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_8761-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/highskywing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_8761-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<address>(Click on photo for larger version)<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manufacturer:\u00a0<\/strong>Navion<\/li>\n<li><strong>Model:\u00a0<\/strong>NAVION A<\/li>\n<li><strong>Year built:\u00a0<\/strong>1946<\/li>\n<li><strong>Construction Number:\u00a0<\/strong>NAV-4-1321<\/li>\n<li><strong>Engine Manufacturer and Model:\u00a0<\/strong>Continental Motor E185 Series<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>N91135 (Member owned)<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_4116\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/52.15.223.162\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_5336.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4116\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4116\" alt=\"N91135; Owner John Williams\" src=\"http:\/\/52.15.223.162\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_5336-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/highskywing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_5336-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/highskywing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_5336-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">N91135; Owner John Williams<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manufacturer:<\/strong>\u00a0 North American<\/li>\n<li><strong>Model:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0NA-145<\/li>\n<li><strong>Year built:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a01946<\/li>\n<li><strong>Construction Number:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0NAV-4-29<\/li>\n<li><strong>Engine Manufacturer and Model:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Continental Motor E185 SERIES<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>N1947U (Member owned)<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_4117\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/52.15.223.162\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_5345.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4117\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4117\" alt=\"N1947U; Owner John Williams\" src=\"http:\/\/52.15.223.162\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_5345-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/highskywing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_5345-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/highskywing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_5345-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">N1947U; Owner John Williams<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manufacturer:\u00a0<\/strong>North American<\/li>\n<li><strong>Model:\u00a0<\/strong>NA-145<\/li>\n<li><strong>Year Built:\u00a0<\/strong>1946<\/li>\n<li><strong>Construction Number:\u00a0<\/strong>NAV-4-394<\/li>\n<li><strong>Engine Manufacturer and Model:<\/strong> Continental Motor IO-520-BB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Above information from: \u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12px;\" title=\"AirportData.com Navion\" href=\"http:\/\/www.airport-data.com\/aircraft\/N4321K.html\">www.airport-data.com\/aircraft\/N4321K.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>(This section still under construction)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Click on photos for original version) The North American L-17\/Ryan Navion (with 13 variants) was originally designed for the civilian general aviation market in the late 1940&#8217;s. \u00a0North American felt that since it was based along the lines of their &hellip; 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