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Stinson Model A | |
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General information | |
Type | Airliner |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Stinson Aircraft Company |
Primary user | American Airlines |
Number built | 31 |
History | |
First flight | April 27, 1934 |
The Stinson Model A was a moderately successful airliner of the mid-1930s. It was one of the last commercial airliners designed in the United States with a fabric-covered steel tube fuselage before the introduction of stressed skin aluminum construction.[citation needed]