Stits Playboy

The Stits SA-3A Playboy (also called the Stitts SA-3A Playboy) is a single seat strut-braced low-wing monoplane that was designed by Ray Stits for amateur construction. The aircraft was designed and the prototype was completed in a three month period during 1952. The design went on to become one of the most influential in the post-war boom in aircraft homebuilding. A side-by-side two seat version is known as the SA-3B.

a Stits Playboy and and thinking of going to the nose wheel setup on it.1
Click to show "Stits SA-3 Playboy" result 6The Stits Playboy is a 940lb single seater designed in the USA by Ray Stits, and first flown in 1952...2
Grunsven ("Van") modified a Stits Playboy with a wing that improved ... The LOOTM (pronounced LOOT-em or LOOT-um) is the Lust Object Of The Month. ...3
Having a Stits Playboy and a VW engine with tube engine mount that does not match the mounting points on the Playboy, I need to modify the mount.4
Stits Playboy (with two photographs of Marks/Brown Stits Playboy, N1730, Tom Henebry) ___ Tom Henebry __________________________________ 16 September 5

Stits Playboy is the predecessor of the Van's Aircraft RV-3.

This Stits Playboy was in an accident during takeoff roll. The owner lost control and nose and right wing tip hit the ground.6
two airplanes, a Stits Playboy SA3A (acrobatic) airplane and a Stinson Reliant V-77 (Gullwing). Thinking of buying another aircraft at that time was out of the question.7
version of the Stits Playboy, which he fondly called Lil' Hoagy.8
Phelps' Stits Playboy JS N26FD aviation stock photo #4094 Charles W.9
The old Stits Playboy, Playmate series was represented in our search and there was even a $10,000 Tailwind that the seller admitted was pretty ratty (“…needs restoration…”).10
Empty Weight Lb
600
Designer
Ray Stits
Eng 1 Type
four cylinder
four-stroke piston engine
Max Speed Mph
145
Ceiling Ft
12000
Fuel Capacity
14
Cruise Speed Mph
130
Introduced
1952
Span In
2
Gross Weight Lb
902
Span Ft
22
Successor
Van's Aircraft RV-3
Climb Rate Ftmin
1050
Height In
4
Crew
one
Range Miles
400
First Flight
1952
Eng 1 Name
Continental O-190
Wing Area Sqft
96
Height Ft
6
Origin
United States
National Origin
United States
Length Ft
17
Variants With Their Own Articles
Van's Aircraft RV-3
Prime Units
imp
Eng 1 Hp
85
Eng 1 Number
1
Related
*Stits SA-7 Sky-Coupe
Length In
4
Category
Homebuilt aircraft
United States sport aircraft 1950-1959

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