Dave Desmon’s Ryan / North American L-17 Navion

History:
Designed and Built just after WWII by North American Aviation (NAA) as a 4-seat “Family Plane” for all of the returning pilots.
The Navion was soon impressed into service as a Liaison Airplane for the Korean War by the US Army and the fledgling US Air Force.

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Specifications

Registration Number	Date of Manufacture
N4591K	9/26/1948
Aircraft Role	Nickname
Korean War Liaison
Aircraft Type:	Wingspan:
L-17 Navion
Overall length:	Empty weight:
	2043 Lb.
Gross weight:	Fuel capacity:
As much as U can stuff in	80 Gal
Oil capacity	Engine type:
12 Qts	Cont. IO-520D 6 Cyl. Air Cooled
Propeller type:	Max Speed
Hartzell 3 Blade 80″	195 MPH
Rate of Climb	Cruise Speed
	155 MPH
Service Ceiling	Number of Crew
	4
Armament	Bomb Load
Pistols, Rifles, Water Guns etc…	Grenades, Rocks, 1 had Bazookas!
Number Built	Number Surviving
2500	1200