Ryan S-C-W

Name: Ryan S-C-W
Brand: A1R Design Bureau
Price: 15.49 USD
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Added: July 10, 2025
Updated: August 15, 2025

The Ryan SCW is a classic three-seat, low-wing monoplane developed in the late 1930s for sport and personal use. Originally designed as an upscale evolution of the Ryan ST trainer, it combined refined engineering with practical elegance, making it a notable in the era of pre-war American aviation.

The aircraft features an all-metal fuselage with a durable stressed-skin structure, reinforced internally in critical areas. While the fuselage is all-metal, the wing combines metal and fabric to save weight and simplify maintenance, and features a distinctive perforated belly flap for better control during descent and landing.

Landing gear is fixed tailwheel type, with welded steel tube construction and oleo-spring shock absorbers, enclosed in streamlined fairings.

A 145-horsepower Warner Super Scarab radial engine gives the SCW smooth handling, reliable performance, and excellent cockpit visibility.

As many as five aircraft were impressed into service with the Civil Air Patrol, the auxiliary of the United States Army Air Forces, for anti-submarine patrol and warfare duties along the U.S. East Coast. They were designated L-10.

The SCW-145 is a single-engine, 3-seat light airplane developed and manufactured by the Ryan Aeronautical Company of the United States. The prototype took its maiden flight in October of 1937 and the company manufactured a total of 12 production models. Approximately five remain in airworthy condition.

In the mid-1930s, at the tail end of the Golden Age of Flight, Tubal Claude Ryan conceived a sporty airplane to meet the growing demand for personal aircraft. He and engineers at his firm, Ryan Aeronautical Company, developed the Ryan SC (sports coupe), an all-metal, low-wing, cantilever monoplane. The design was loosely based on Ryan’s successful ST, a single-engine trainer with an open tandem cockpit introduced in 1934.

The SC design featured robust duralumin exterior construction, a 3-seat enclosed cabin, and a fixed standard undercarriage with spatted main landing gear wheels. While the prototype was powered by an inline 4-cylinder, 150-horsepower Menasco Pirate C-4S supercharged engine, the production version, designated the SCW-145, was powered by a 145-horsepower, 7-cylinder Warner Super Scarab (Series 50) radial engine.

The SCW-145 proved to be an immediate favorite of pilots due to its forgiving flight characteristics and excellent cockpit visibility. Despite the successful design, Ryan focused its attention on manufacturing military trainers to support American World War II efforts. The company ceased production of the SCW-145 after just 12 units.

The SCW-145 measures 25 feet, 5 inches in length, stands 7 feet, 7 inches tall, and has a wingspan of 37 feet, 6 inches. It has a range of 450 miles, a service ceiling of 17,200 feet above sea level, and a climb rate of 890 feet per minute. It cruises at 130 miles per hour and has a top speed of 150 mph.