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Encyclopedia > Boeing Stearman
PT-17 Stearman
PT-17 Stearman
Type Biplane Trainer
Manufacturer Boeing
Number built 8584
WAVE in a Boeing Stearman N2S US Navy training aircraft.
WAVE in a Boeing Stearman N2S US Navy training aircraft.

The Stearman model 75, widely known as the Stearman, Boeing Stearman (Stearman became a subsidiary of Boeing in 1934) or Kaydet is a biplane, of which 8584 were built in the United States during the 1930's and 40's as a military trainer aircraft. It served as the basic trainer for the USAAF (as the Kaydet) and USN (as the N2S) throughout World War II and after the conflict was over, thousands of surplus aircraft were sold on the civil market. In the immediate post-war years they became popular as crop dusters and as sports planes. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x451, 111 KB) Beschreibung: Stearman Aircraft Corporation - Boeing PT-17 Stearman (N746BJ) auf der Flugzeugshow am Airport Niederrhein während der Geburtstagsfeier zum einjährigen Bestehens des Flughafens. ... An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, and/or spacecraft. ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661 ) is an aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. ... Image File history File links Boeing_Stearman_N2S_Wave. ... Image File history File links Boeing_Stearman_N2S_Wave. ... Boeing Stearman PT-17 Stearman Aircraft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer established by Lloyd Stearman at Wichita, Kansas in 1927. ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661 ) is an aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. ... In business, a subsidiary is a company controlled by another company or corporation. ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661 ) is an aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1934: Events January Soviet pilots Fedossenko, Wassenko and Usyskin take the stratosphere-balloon Ossoaviachim I to 22,000 m (72,160 ft). ... Hs123 biplane. ... A trainer is a training aircraft used to develop piloting, navigational or weapon-aiming skills in flight crew. ... The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) was a part of the U.S. Army during World War II. The direct precursor to the U.S. Air Force, the USAAF formally existed between 1941 and 1947. ... The United States Navy, also known as the USN or the U.S. Navy, is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... An agricultural aircraft is an aircraft that has been built or converted for agricultural use - usually aerial spraying of pesticides or fertiliser. ... A sports plane is an aircraft designed for recreational or competition flying. ...


The US Army Air Corps Kaydet with a Lycoming engine was called the PT-13, with a Continental R-670 engine the PT-17, with a Jacobs engine the PT-18. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...


The Kaydet was of rugged construction, and conventional biplane design with large, fixed tailwheel undercarriage, and accommodation for the student and instructor in open cockpits in tandem. The radial engine was usually uncowled, although some Stearman operators choose to cowl the engine, most notably the Red Baron Stearman Squadron.

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Specifications (PT-17)

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General characteristics

  • Crew: two, student and instructor
  • Length: 24 ft 3 in (7.39 m)
  • Wingspan: 32 ft 2 in (9.81 m)
  • Height: 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m)
  • Empty weight: 1,936 lb (878 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 2,717 lb (1,232 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1× Continental R-670-5 , 220 hp (164 kW)

Performance

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Comparable aircraft: De Havilland Tiger Moth The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth was a 1930s biplane designed by de Havilland and operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. ...


Designation sequence (Stearman): Model 73 - Model 75 - Model 80 - Model 81


Designation sequence (USAAF): PT-10 - PT-11 - PT-12 - PT-13 - PT-14 - PT-15 - PT-16 - PT-17 - PT-18 - PT-19 - PT-20 - PT-21 - PT-22 - PT-26 - PT-27 - T-28 - T-29 - T-30 The Ryan ST was a two seat, low wing monoplane that, variously, was used as a sport and stunt aircraft as well a trainer by flying schools and the military. ... Fairchild PT-19 Fairchild PT-19 Cornell The Fairchild PT-19 was a monoplane primary trainer aircraft that served with the USAAC, RAF and RCAF during World War II. It was a contemporary of the Kaydet biplane trainer. ... The Ryan ST was a two seat, low wing monoplane that, variously, was used as a sport and stunt aircraft as well a trainer by flying schools and the military. ... The Ryan ST was a two seat, low wing monoplane that, variously, was used as a sport and stunt aircraft as well a trainer by flying schools and the military. ... The Ryan ST was a two seat, low wing monoplane that, variously, was used as a sport and stunt aircraft as well a trainer by flying schools and the military. ... The Fairchild PT-19 was a monoplane primary trainer aircraft that served with the USAAC, RAF and RCAF during World War II. It was a contemporary of the Kaydet biplane trainer. ... The North American T-28 Trojan was a piston-engined military trainer aircraft used by the United States armed forces in the 1950s and into the early 1970s. ...


Designation sequence (USN): NS - N2S


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