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Boeing-Stearman Model 75

April 10, 2024

The Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 is an American biplane formerly used as a military trainer aircraft, of which at least 10,626 were built in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s.[2] Stearman Aircraft became a subsidiary of Boeing in 1934. Widely known as the Stearman, Boeing Stearman, or Kaydet, it served as a primary trainer for the United States Army Air Forces, the United States Navy (as the NS and N2S), and with the Royal Canadian Air Force as the Kaydet throughout World War II. After the conflict was over, thousands of surplus aircraft were sold on the civilian market. In the immediate postwar years, they became popular as crop dusters and sports planes, and for aerobatic and wing walking use in air shows.

Model 75 (Stearman Kaydet)
Boeing Stearman N7058Q in U.S. Navy markings
Role Biplane trainer
Manufacturer Stearman Aircraft / Boeing
Introduction 1934
Number built 8,584 (includes model 70, 75 and 76)[1]
Variants American Airmotive NA-75

Design and development edit

 
A WAVE in a Boeing Stearman N2S United States Navy training aircraft
 
United States Navy N2S-2 at NAS Corpus Christi, 1943
 
United States Navy NS-1s of the NAS Pensacola Flight School, 1936
 
Boeing Stearman E75 (PT-13D) of 1944
 
Vintage Boeing-Stearman Model 75, Breitling SA
 
Boeing Stearman (PT-13D) of the TALOA in Dirgantara Mandala Museum, Indonesia
 
Boeing Stearman (PT-13) of the Israeli Air Force
 
United States Navy N2S ambulance at NAS Corpus Christi, 1942
 
Boeing Stearman PT-17, Museum of Historical Studies Institute of Aerospace in Perú – Lima
 
PT-17 "Kaydet" on display at the Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB
 
Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet – Aeronautics Museum of Maracay

In late 1933, Stearman engineers Mac Short, Harold W. Zipp, and J. Jack Clark took a 1931 Lloyd Stearman design, and added cantilever landing gear and adjustable elevator trim tabs, to produce the Model 70. Able to withstand +12g and -9g, the aircraft was powered by a 210-hp Lycoming R-680, first flew on 1 January 1934, before flight tests were conducted at Wright Field, Naval Air Station Anacostia, and Pensacola. The Navy then requested a similar model built to Navy specifications, including a 200-hp Wright J-5 engine. The resultant Model 73, was designated NS-1 by the Navy, of which 41 were ordered, including enough spares to build another 20 aircraft.[3]

In the summer of 1934, Stearman engineers refined the Model 73 into the Model X75. The Army Air Corps evaluated the plane that autumn, powered by a 225-hp Wright R-760 or a 225-hp Lycoming R-680. In July 1935, the Army Air Corps ordered 26 with the Lycoming engine, designated the PT-13A, while the navy ordered an additional 20. In August 1936, the Army ordered an additiional 50 PT-13As, followed by another 30 in October, and another 28 in December. Simultaneously, the company received orders for its primary trainer from the Argentinian navy, the Philippine Army Air Corps, and the Brazilian Air Force. In January 1937, the army ordered another 26 PT-13As.[3]

On 6 June 1941, the U.S. government issued Approved Type Certificate No. 743 for the civilian version of the Model 75. Designated the Model A75L3 (PT-13) and Model A75N1 (PT-17), about 60 were sold to civilian flights schools such as Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, and for export.[3]: 148 

On 15 March 1941, the company delivered the 1000th trainer to the Army, and the 1001st trainer to the Navy. Then on 27 August 1941, the company delivered the 2000th trainer to the Army. On 27 July 1944, the company delivered its 10,000th primary trainer.[3]: 145–148, 168 

The Kaydet was a conventional biplane of rugged construction, with a large, fixed tailwheel undercarriage, and accommodation for the student and instructor in open cockpits in tandem. The radial engine was usually not cowled, although some Stearman operators choose to cowl the engine, most notably the Red Baron Stearman Squadron.

Operational history edit

Post-war usage edit

After World War II, thousands of surplus PT-17s were auctioned off to civilians and former military pilots. Many were modified for crop-dusting use, with a hopper for pesticide or fertilizer fitted in place of the front cockpit. Additional equipment included pumps, spray bars, and nozzles mounted below the lower wings. A popular approved modification to increase the maximum takeoff weight and climb performance involved fitting a larger Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior engine and a constant-speed propeller.

Variants edit

Data from:United States Navy aircraft since 1911,[4] Boeing aircraft since 1916[5] 8,584 Model 70s, 75s and 76s were built, with additional "spares" bringing the number up to the sometimes quoted 10,346.[1]

USAAC/USAAF designations edit

The U.S. Army Air Forces Model 75 Kaydet had three different designations, PT-13, PT-17 and PT-18, depending on which type of radial engine was installed.

PT-13
Initial production version with Lycoming R-680-B4B engine, 26 built in 1936
PT-13A Model A75 with R-680-7 engine, 92 delivered from 1937 to 1938.
PT-13B R-680-11 engine, 255 delivered from 1939 to 1941.
PT-13C Six PT-13Bs modified for instrument flying.
PT-13D Model E75 with R-680-17 engine, 793 delivered
PT-17
Version with Continental R-670-5 engine, 2,942 delivered.
PT-17A 136 PT-17s modified with blind-flying instrumentation.
PT-17B Three PT-17s modified with agricultural spraying equipment for pest control near army bases.
PT-17C Single PT-17 conversion with standardized Army-Navy equipment.
PT-18
Version with Jacobs R-755-7 engine, 150 built. Further production was cancelled as the engines were needed for other types of trainers.
PT-18A Six PT-18s modified with blind-flying instrumentation.
PT-27
USAAF paperwork designation given to 300 D75N1/PT-17 aircraft supplied under Lend-Lease to the Royal Canadian Air Force.

US Navy designations edit

NS
Up to 61 Model 73B1 delivered, powered by 220 hp (160 kW) Wright J-5/R-790 Whirlwind radials[6]
N2S
Known colloquially as the "Yellow Peril" from its overall yellow paint scheme.
N2S-1 Model A75N1 with Continental R-670-14 engine, 250 delivered.
N2S-2 Model B75 with Lycoming R-680-8 engine, 125 delivered in 1941.
N2S-3 Model B75N1 with Continental R-670-4 engine, 1,875 delivered.
N2S-4 Model A75N1 with Continental R-670-4 and -5 engines, 457 delivered of 579 ordered, including 99 PT-17s diverted from U.S. Army orders.
N2S-5 Model E75 with Lycoming R-680-17 engine, 1,450 delivered.

Company designations edit

Stearman 70
Company designation for prototype, powered by 215 hp (160 kW) Lycoming radial engine, designated XPT-943 for evaluation[7]
Model 73
Initial production version, 61 built for U.S. Navy as NS plus export variants[6]
Model 73L3
Version for the Philippines, powered by 200 hp (150 kW) R-680-4 or R-680C1 engines, seven built[8]
Model A73B1
Seven aircraft for Cuban Air Force powered by 235 hp (175 kW) Wright R-790 Whirlwind, delivered 1939–1940[8]
Model A73L3
Improved version for the Philippines, three built[9]
Stearman 75
(or X75) Evaluated by the U.S. Army as a primary trainer, the X75L3 became the PT-13 prototype. Variants of the 75 formed the PT-17 family.
Stearman 76
Export trainer and armed version of the 75 with a gun ring and one or two fixed forward firing machine guns.
A76B4
5 built for Venezuela.
A76C3
15 built for Brazil.
B76C3
15 built with cameras for Brazil.
76D1
16 built for Argentina and three for Philippines as BT-1.
S76D1
seaplane version of 76D1 for Argentina
76D3
24 built for Philippine Constabulary as BT-1 armed advanced trainer, and 24 built for Cuba.

Other designations edit

Stearman XPT-943
Designation assigned to the X70 evaluated at Wright Field
Stearman Kaydet
Name used for aircraft in Royal Canadian Air Force service
American Airmotive NA-75
Single-seat agricultural conversion of Model 75, fitted with new, high-lift wings[10]

Operators edit

  Argentina
  Bolivia
  Brazil
Brazilian Air Force Model A75L3 and 76.[14]
  Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force received 301 PT-27s under Lend Lease.[15]
  Republic of China
Republic of China Air Force received 150 PT-17s under Lend-Lease,[16] and 104 refurbished aircraft post war in Taiwan. The ROCAF used them until 1958.[17]
  Colombia
Colombian Air Force[13]
  Cuba
  Dominican Republic
  Greece
  Guatemala[18]
  Honduras
  Iran
Imperial Iranian Air Force[18]
  Israel
Israeli Air Force purchased 20 PT-17s.[19]
  Mexico
Mexican Air Force[18]
  Nicaragua
Nicaraguan Air Force[citation needed]
  Paraguay
Paraguayan Air Force[13]
  Peru
Peruvian Air Force[citation needed]
  Philippines
Philippine Army Air Corps[14]
Philippine Air Force[18]
  United States
United States Army Air Corps/United States Army Air Forces[14]
United States Marine Corps[citation needed]
United States Navy[14]
  Venezuela
Venezuelan Air Force[14]
  Yugoslavia
Yugoslav Air Force

Surviving aircraft edit

A considerable number of Stearmans remain in flying condition throughout the world, as the type remains a popular sport plane and warbird.

Argentina edit

 
Argentine Naval Aviation N2S-5 preserved in flight condititon

Australia edit

  • 75-6488 – B75N1 registered as VH-EYC, airworthy, owned by Steven Bradley, South Australia 5134[20]
  • 75-7462 - B75N1 - registered as VH-PWS, airworthy, owned by Michael Murphy, Royal Aero Club of Victoria.
  • 75-8314 – E75 Registered as VH-USE, airworthy, owned by Raalin, Western Australia 6208[21]

Austria edit

Brazil edit

Canada edit

Colombia edit

Iceland edit

Indonesia edit

Israel edit

Mexico edit

Netherlands edit

New Zealand edit

  • 75-647 – PT-17 airworthy with R. J. S. Jenkins in Ardmore, Auckland.[49]
  • 75-2055 – PT-17 airworthy with R. B. Mackley in Milford.[50]
  • 75-2100 – PT-17 airworthy with Classic Aircraft Sales Limited in Blenheim.[51]
  • 75-2724 – PT-17 airworthy with B. L. Govenlock in Hastings.[52]
  • 75-3132 – PT-17 airworthy with the Antonievich Family Trust in Pukekohe.[53]
  • 75-3655 – PT-17 airworthy with M. P. Cantlon in Mount Maunganui.[54]
  • 75-4245 – PT-17 airworthy with the Strome Farm Trust in Drury.[55]
  • 75-5064 – PT-13D airworthy with the Stearman Syndicate in Drury.[56]
  • 75-5907 – PT-13D airworthy with Stearman 03 Limited in Mount Maunganui.[57]
  • 75-8025A – N2S-3 airworthy with M. J. Dean in Mount Maunganui.[58]

Peru edit

  • PT-17 is on display at the Instituto de Estudios Históricos Aeroespaciales del Perú, Miraflores, Lima.[citation needed]

Spain edit

  • PT-13 on display at the Fundación Infante de Orleans [es] in Cuatro Vientos, Madrid.[59]
  • PT-17 on display at the Fundación Infante de Orleans in Cuatro Vientos, Madrid.[60]

Switzerland edit

  • 75-5436 – PT-13D is airworthy, registered as HB-RBG, and based at the Fliegermuseum Altenrhein.[61] Built in 1943 and restored to airworthiness in 1989 after sustaining considerable damage during an emergency landing in the grounds of the Stadler Rail factory in Altenrhein due to engine failure.[62]

Taiwan edit

United States edit

 
Boeing-Stearman NS2-S at the Arkansas Air & Military Museum in Fayetteville, Arkansas
 
Boeing-Stearman Kaydet at the Air Zoo
 
Boeing Stearman at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum
 
Boeing Stearman at the College Park Aviation Museum

Specifications (PT-17) edit

 
3-view line drawing of the Boeing N2S-3

Data from United States Military Aircraft since 1909[113]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m)
  • Wingspan: 32 ft 2 in (9.80 m)
  • Height: 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m)
  • Wing area: 298 sq ft (27.7 m2)
  • Empty weight: 1,931 lb (876 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 2,635 lb (1,195 kg)
  • Fuel capacity: 46 US gal (38 imp gal; 170 L)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental R-670-5 7-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 220 hp (160 kW)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 124 mph (200 km/h, 108 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 96 mph (154 km/h, 83 kn)
  • Service ceiling: 13,200 ft (4,000 m)
  • Time to altitude: 10,000 ft (3,000 m) in 17 minutes 18 seconds
  • Wing loading: 9.9 lb/sq ft (48 kg/m2)

In popular culture edit

Main article: Aircraft in fiction § Boeing-Stearman Model 75

An iconic movie image is a Stearman cropduster chasing Cary Grant across a field in North by Northwest (the airplane that chased Grant was actually a Naval Aircraft Factory N3N Canary; the plane that hits the truck is a Stearman).[citation needed] A heavily modified PT-17 variant was used as the Tornado in the Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Film.

See also edit

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References edit

Notes edit

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  8. ^ a b Bowers 1989, p. 253.
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  • Sapienza, Antonio Luis (May 2001). "L'aviation militare paraguayenne durant la seconde guerre mondiale" [Paraguayan Military Aviation During the Second World War]. Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (98): 30–33. ISSN 1243-8650.
  • Swanborough, F.G. and Peter M. Bowers. United States Military Aircraft since 1909. London: Putnam, 1963.
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  • United States Air Force Museum. Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio: Air Force Museum Foundation. 1975.

Videography edit

  • Stearman, Lloyd. Stearmans, You Gotta Love Them. Lap Records, 2005. (NTSC Format)

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  • Netherlander Hans Nordsiek's "The Storyteller" homepage, featuring his "Old Crow" Stearman biplane
  • FAA Type Certificate 2016-11-13 at the Wayback Machine

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The Stearman Boeing Model 75 is an American biplane formerly used as a military trainer aircraft of which at least 10 626 were built in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s 2 Stearman Aircraft became a subsidiary of Boeing in 1934 Widely known as the Stearman Boeing Stearman or Kaydet it served as a primary trainer for the United States Army Air Forces the United States Navy as the NS and N2S and with the Royal Canadian Air Force as the Kaydet throughout World War II After the conflict was over thousands of surplus aircraft were sold on the civilian market In the immediate postwar years they became popular as crop dusters and sports planes and for aerobatic and wing walking use in air shows Model 75 Stearman Kaydet Boeing Stearman N7058Q in U S Navy markingsRole Biplane trainerManufacturer Stearman Aircraft BoeingIntroduction 1934Number built 8 584 includes model 70 75 and 76 1 Variants American Airmotive NA 75 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 2 1 Post war usage 3 Variants 3 1 USAAC USAAF designations 3 2 US Navy designations 3 3 Company designations 3 4 Other designations 4 Operators 5 Surviving aircraft 5 1 Argentina 5 2 Australia 5 3 Austria 5 4 Brazil 5 5 Canada 5 6 Colombia 5 7 Iceland 5 8 Indonesia 5 9 Israel 5 10 Mexico 5 11 Netherlands 5 12 New Zealand 5 13 Peru 5 14 Spain 5 15 Switzerland 5 16 Taiwan 5 17 United States 6 Specifications PT 17 7 In popular culture 8 See also 9 References 9 1 Notes 9 2 Bibliography 9 3 Videography 10 External linksDesign and development edit nbsp A WAVE in a Boeing Stearman N2S United States Navy training aircraft nbsp United States Navy N2S 2 at NAS Corpus Christi 1943 nbsp United States Navy NS 1s of the NAS Pensacola Flight School 1936 nbsp Boeing Stearman E75 PT 13D of 1944 nbsp Vintage Boeing Stearman Model 75 Breitling SA nbsp Boeing Stearman PT 13D of the TALOA in Dirgantara Mandala Museum Indonesia nbsp Boeing Stearman PT 13 of the Israeli Air Force nbsp United States Navy N2S ambulance at NAS Corpus Christi 1942 nbsp Boeing Stearman PT 17 Museum of Historical Studies Institute of Aerospace in Peru Lima nbsp PT 17 Kaydet on display at the Museum of Aviation Robins AFB nbsp Boeing Stearman PT 17 Kaydet Aeronautics Museum of MaracayIn late 1933 Stearman engineers Mac Short Harold W Zipp and J Jack Clark took a 1931 Lloyd Stearman design and added cantilever landing gear and adjustable elevator trim tabs to produce the Model 70 Able to withstand 12g and 9g the aircraft was powered by a 210 hp Lycoming R 680 first flew on 1 January 1934 before flight tests were conducted at Wright Field Naval Air Station Anacostia and Pensacola The Navy then requested a similar model built to Navy specifications including a 200 hp Wright J 5 engine The resultant Model 73 was designated NS 1 by the Navy of which 41 were ordered including enough spares to build another 20 aircraft 3 In the summer of 1934 Stearman engineers refined the Model 73 into the Model X75 The Army Air Corps evaluated the plane that autumn powered by a 225 hp Wright R 760 or a 225 hp Lycoming R 680 In July 1935 the Army Air Corps ordered 26 with the Lycoming engine designated the PT 13A while the navy ordered an additional 20 In August 1936 the Army ordered an additiional 50 PT 13As followed by another 30 in October and another 28 in December Simultaneously the company received orders for its primary trainer from the Argentinian navy the Philippine Army Air Corps and the Brazilian Air Force In January 1937 the army ordered another 26 PT 13As 3 On 6 June 1941 the U S government issued Approved Type Certificate No 743 for the civilian version of the Model 75 Designated the Model A75L3 PT 13 and Model A75N1 PT 17 about 60 were sold to civilian flights schools such as Parks College of Engineering Aviation and Technology and for export 3 148 On 15 March 1941 the company delivered the 1000th trainer to the Army and the 1001st trainer to the Navy Then on 27 August 1941 the company delivered the 2000th trainer to the Army On 27 July 1944 the company delivered its 10 000th primary trainer 3 145 148 168 The Kaydet was a conventional biplane of rugged construction with a large fixed tailwheel undercarriage and accommodation for the student and instructor in open cockpits in tandem The radial engine was usually not cowled although some Stearman operators choose to cowl the engine most notably the Red Baron Stearman Squadron Operational history editPost war usage edit After World War II thousands of surplus PT 17s were auctioned off to civilians and former military pilots Many were modified for crop dusting use with a hopper for pesticide or fertilizer fitted in place of the front cockpit Additional equipment included pumps spray bars and nozzles mounted below the lower wings A popular approved modification to increase the maximum takeoff weight and climb performance involved fitting a larger Pratt amp Whitney R 985 Wasp Junior engine and a constant speed propeller Variants editData from United States Navy aircraft since 1911 4 Boeing aircraft since 1916 5 8 584 Model 70s 75s and 76s were built with additional spares bringing the number up to the sometimes quoted 10 346 1 USAAC USAAF designations edit The U S Army Air Forces Model 75 Kaydet had three different designations PT 13 PT 17 and PT 18 depending on which type of radial engine was installed PT 13 Initial production version with Lycoming R 680 B4B engine 26 built in 1936PT 13A Model A75 with R 680 7 engine 92 delivered from 1937 to 1938 PT 13B R 680 11 engine 255 delivered from 1939 to 1941 PT 13C Six PT 13Bs modified for instrument flying PT 13D Model E75 with R 680 17 engine 793 delivered dd PT 17 Version with Continental R 670 5 engine 2 942 delivered PT 17A 136 PT 17s modified with blind flying instrumentation PT 17B Three PT 17s modified with agricultural spraying equipment for pest control near army bases PT 17C Single PT 17 conversion with standardized Army Navy equipment dd PT 18 Version with Jacobs R 755 7 engine 150 built Further production was cancelled as the engines were needed for other types of trainers PT 18A Six PT 18s modified with blind flying instrumentation dd PT 27 USAAF paperwork designation given to 300 D75N1 PT 17 aircraft supplied under Lend Lease to the Royal Canadian Air Force US Navy designations edit NS Up to 61 Model 73B1 delivered powered by 220 hp 160 kW Wright J 5 R 790 Whirlwind radials 6 N2S Known colloquially as the Yellow Peril from its overall yellow paint scheme N2S 1 Model A75N1 with Continental R 670 14 engine 250 delivered N2S 2 Model B75 with Lycoming R 680 8 engine 125 delivered in 1941 N2S 3 Model B75N1 with Continental R 670 4 engine 1 875 delivered N2S 4 Model A75N1 with Continental R 670 4 and 5 engines 457 delivered of 579 ordered including 99 PT 17s diverted from U S Army orders N2S 5 Model E75 with Lycoming R 680 17 engine 1 450 delivered dd Company designations edit Stearman 70 Company designation for prototype powered by 215 hp 160 kW Lycoming radial engine designated XPT 943 for evaluation 7 Model 73 Initial production version 61 built for U S Navy as NS plus export variants 6 Model 73L3 Version for the Philippines powered by 200 hp 150 kW R 680 4 or R 680C1 engines seven built 8 Model A73B1 Seven aircraft for Cuban Air Force powered by 235 hp 175 kW Wright R 790 Whirlwind delivered 1939 1940 8 Model A73L3 Improved version for the Philippines three built 9 dd Stearman 75 or X75 Evaluated by the U S Army as a primary trainer the X75L3 became the PT 13 prototype Variants of the 75 formed the PT 17 family Stearman 76 Export trainer and armed version of the 75 with a gun ring and one or two fixed forward firing machine guns A76B4 5 built for Venezuela A76C3 15 built for Brazil B76C3 15 built with cameras for Brazil 76D1 16 built for Argentina and three for Philippines as BT 1 S76D1 seaplane version of 76D1 for Argentina 76D3 24 built for Philippine Constabulary as BT 1 armed advanced trainer and 24 built for Cuba dd Other designations edit Stearman XPT 943 Designation assigned to the X70 evaluated at Wright FieldStearman Kaydet Name used for aircraft in Royal Canadian Air Force serviceAmerican Airmotive NA 75 Single seat agricultural conversion of Model 75 fitted with new high lift wings 10 Operators edit nbsp ArgentinaArgentine Air Force Argentine Navy received 16 Model 76D1s 1936 to 1937 11 and 60 N2S Kaydet post war all were retired by the early 1960s 12 nbsp BoliviaBolivian Air Force 13 nbsp Brazil Brazilian Air Force Model A75L3 and 76 14 nbsp Canada Royal Canadian Air Force received 301 PT 27s under Lend Lease 15 nbsp Republic of China Republic of China Air Force received 150 PT 17s under Lend Lease 16 and 104 refurbished aircraft post war in Taiwan The ROCAF used them until 1958 17 nbsp Colombia Colombian Air Force 13 nbsp CubaCuban Air Force 13 nbsp Dominican RepublicDominican Air Force 13 nbsp GreeceHellenic Air Force nbsp Guatemala 18 Guatemalan Air Force 13 nbsp HondurasHonduran Air Force 18 nbsp Iran Imperial Iranian Air Force 18 nbsp Israel Israeli Air Force purchased 20 PT 17s 19 nbsp Mexico Mexican Air Force 18 nbsp Nicaragua Nicaraguan Air Force citation needed nbsp Paraguay Paraguayan Air Force 13 nbsp Peru Peruvian Air Force citation needed nbsp Philippines Philippine Army Air Corps 14 Philippine Air Force 18 nbsp United States United States Army Air Corps United States Army Air Forces 14 United States Marine Corps citation needed United States Navy 14 nbsp Venezuela Venezuelan Air Force 14 nbsp Yugoslavia Yugoslav Air ForceSurviving aircraft editA considerable number of Stearmans remain in flying condition throughout the world as the type remains a popular sport plane and warbird Argentina edit nbsp Argentine Naval Aviation N2S 5 preserved in flight condititon308 N2S 5 airworthy at the Argentine Naval Aviation Museum in Bahia Blanca Buenos Aires 12 Australia edit 75 6488 B75N1 registered as VH EYC airworthy owned by Steven Bradley South Australia 5134 20 75 7462 B75N1 registered as VH PWS airworthy owned by Michael Murphy Royal Aero Club of Victoria 75 8314 E75 Registered as VH USE airworthy owned by Raalin Western Australia 6208 21 Austria edit 75 5032 PT 17 Registered as OE AMM airworthy at Hangar 7 Salzburg 22 Brazil edit K 132 A75L3 on display at the Museu Aeroespacial in Rio de Janeiro 23 K 210 A76C3 on display at the Museu Aeroespacial in Rio de Janeiro 24 38010 N2S 3 on display at the TAM Museum in Sao Carlos Sao Paulo 25 Canada edit 41 8621 PT 17 airworthy at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton Ontario 26 42 17456 PT 13D owned by Daniel Jones of Lacombe Alberta 27 28 5284 N2S 3 under restoration to airworthy with Daniel Jones of Lacombe Alberta 29 30 5293 N2S 3 owned by J Kurtin of Collingwood Ontario 31 32 30083 N2S 4 on display at the Reynolds Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin Alberta 33 34 61105 N2S 5 with Bruce Bond of Sarnia Ontario 35 36 75 3498 PT 17 airworthy owned by Great River Aviation Ltd of Whitehorse Yukon o a Klondike Airways 37 38 Colombia edit FAC 62 PT 17 airworthy citation needed FAC 1995 PT 17 airworthy citation needed Iceland edit T5 1556 PT 17 is airworthy with Erling Petur Erlingsson in Hafnarfjordur Capital Region It is the oldest airplane in Iceland It was brought to the country in 1941 by the aircraft carrier USS Wasp and damaged in an accident in 1943 39 40 41 Indonesia edit PT 13D is on display at Dirgantara Mandala Museum in Yogyakarta The aircraft is painted in Taloa Academy of Aeronautics livery 42 43 Israel edit 2752 PT 17 is airworthy at the Israeli Air Force Museum in Hatzerim 44 Mexico edit EPS 6084 PT 17 on static display at the Museo Militar de Aviacion es in Santa Lucia Zumpango 45 better source needed Netherlands edit 75 7027 PT 13B is airworthy registered as PH TOX owned by Joe Brewer and based at Oostwold Airport 46 75 7213 N2S 3 is airworthy registered as N9912H owned by the Nordsiek family and based at Breda International Airport 47 75 5864 PT 13D Kaydet is airworthy registered as N1944S based at Texel International Airport 48 New Zealand edit 75 647 PT 17 airworthy with R J S Jenkins in Ardmore Auckland 49 75 2055 PT 17 airworthy with R B Mackley in Milford 50 75 2100 PT 17 airworthy with Classic Aircraft Sales Limited in Blenheim 51 75 2724 PT 17 airworthy with B L Govenlock in Hastings 52 75 3132 PT 17 airworthy with the Antonievich Family Trust in Pukekohe 53 75 3655 PT 17 airworthy with M P Cantlon in Mount Maunganui 54 75 4245 PT 17 airworthy with the Strome Farm Trust in Drury 55 75 5064 PT 13D airworthy with the Stearman Syndicate in Drury 56 75 5907 PT 13D airworthy with Stearman 03 Limited in Mount Maunganui 57 75 8025A N2S 3 airworthy with M J Dean in Mount Maunganui 58 Peru edit PT 17 is on display at the Instituto de Estudios Historicos Aeroespaciales del Peru Miraflores Lima citation needed Spain edit PT 13 on display at the Fundacion Infante de Orleans es in Cuatro Vientos Madrid 59 PT 17 on display at the Fundacion Infante de Orleans in Cuatro Vientos Madrid 60 Switzerland edit 75 5436 PT 13D is airworthy registered as HB RBG and based at the Fliegermuseum Altenrhein 61 Built in 1943 and restored to airworthiness in 1989 after sustaining considerable damage during an emergency landing in the grounds of the Stadler Rail factory in Altenrhein due to engine failure 62 Taiwan edit PT 17 is on static display at the Aviation Education Exhibition Hall in Gangshan District Kaohsiung City 63 United States edit nbsp Boeing Stearman NS2 S at the Arkansas Air amp Military Museum in Fayetteville Arkansas nbsp Boeing Stearman Kaydet at the Air Zoo nbsp Boeing Stearman at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum nbsp Boeing Stearman at the College Park Aviation MuseumModel 70 is airworthy at the Western Antique Aeroplane amp Automobile Museum in Hood River Oregon It is the original prototype of the Model 75 64 37 0099 PT 13A is on static display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington 65 66 41 7960 PT 17 is airworthy at Mississippi State University in Starkville Mississippi It is used as a research aircraft and glider tow plane 67 68 41 8786 PT 17 is in storage at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks Connecticut 69 41 8882 PT 17 on static display at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson Arizona 70 41 25254 PT 17 is airworthy at the Military Aviation Museum in Pungo Virginia 71 72 73 41 25284 PT 17 is on static display at the Hill Aerospace Museum in Roy Utah 74 41 25588 PT 17 is airworthy at the Charles M Schulz Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa California 75 failed verification 41 25623 PT 17 is on display at Patriots Point in Charleston South Carolina citation needed 42 15687 PT 27 is on display at the Vintage Flying Museum in Fort Worth Texas 76 42 16365 PT 17 is on static display at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins Georgia 77 74 42 16388 PT 17D is on static display at the March Field Air Museum near Riverside California 78 42 16691 PT 17 is on static display at the Castle Air Museum in Atwater California 74 42 17591 PT 13D is on static display at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino California 79 80 81 42 17724 PT 13D is on static display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC It was used in 1944 to train members of the Tuskegee Airmen 82 83 84 42 17763 PT 13D is on static display at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Valle Arizona 79 80 85 42 17800 PT 13D is on static display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton Ohio This aircraft is the 63rd to last aircraft built and was donated to the museum in 1959 by the Boeing Aircraft Company which purchased the Stearman Company in 1934 86 87 88 3514 N2S 3 is airworthy with Neil Alan Raaz in Colleyville Texas 89 90 3558 N2S 2 is under restoration to airworthy condition at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino California 79 80 91 5369 N2S 3 is on static display at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola Florida It was flown by George H W Bush during his initial training as a naval pilot 92 7591 N2S 3 is airworthy at the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum in Titusville Florida 93 94 7718 N2S 3 is airworthy at the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston Texas 95 96 15923 N2S is on static display at the Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte North Carolina 97 failed verification 29981 N2S 4 is on display at the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo Michigan 98 99 38278 N2S 3 is airworthy at the Tri State Warbird Museum in Batavia Ohio 100 101 38490 N2S 5 is airworthy at the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston Texas 95 102 43197 N2S 5 is under restoration to airworthy condition with the Commemorative Air Force Utah Wing in Heber City Utah 103 104 61064 N2S 5 on static display at the Udvar Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly Virginia 105 106 92468 N2S 3 is on static display at the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor in Honolulu Hawaii It was flown by George H W Bush during his initial training as a naval pilot 107 108 75 133 PT 17 is airworthy at the Simsbury Airport in Simsbury Connecticut 75 3845 PT 27 is under restoration to airworthy condition at the Texas Air Museum in Slaton Texas 109 75 7540 B75N1 is airworthy and resides at the Commemorative Air Force Airbase Arizona Mesa Arizona 75 8498 N2S 5 is airworthy at the CAF Big Easy Wing in New Orleans LA 110 A75N1 PT 17 is on display at the College Park Aviation Museum in College Park Maryland It was flown by Gus McLeod for the first open cockpit flight over the North Pole 111 N2S 3 is on display at the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum in Hood River Oregon 112 Stearman on display at Scottsdale Airport KSDL Specifications PT 17 edit nbsp 3 view line drawing of the Boeing N2S 3Data from United States Military Aircraft since 1909 113 General characteristicsCrew 2 Length 24 ft 9 in 7 54 m Wingspan 32 ft 2 in 9 80 m Height 9 ft 8 in 2 95 m Wing area 298 sq ft 27 7 m2 Empty weight 1 931 lb 876 kg Max takeoff weight 2 635 lb 1 195 kg Fuel capacity 46 US gal 38 imp gal 170 L Powerplant 1 Continental R 670 5 7 cylinder air cooled radial piston engine 220 hp 160 kW Propellers 2 bladed fixed pitch propellerPerformance Maximum speed 124 mph 200 km h 108 kn Cruise speed 96 mph 154 km h 83 kn Service ceiling 13 200 ft 4 000 m Time to altitude 10 000 ft 3 000 m in 17 minutes 18 seconds Wing loading 9 9 lb sq ft 48 kg m2 In popular culture editMain article Aircraft in fiction Boeing Stearman Model 75 An iconic movie image is a Stearman cropduster chasing Cary Grant across a field in North by Northwest the airplane that chased Grant was actually a Naval Aircraft Factory N3N Canary the plane that hits the truck is a Stearman citation needed A heavily modified PT 17 variant was used as the Tornado in the Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Film See also edit nbsp Aviation portalAircraft of comparable role configuration and era Arado Ar 66 Bucker Bu 131 De Havilland Tiger Moth Fleet Finch Focke Wulf Fw 44 Gotha Go 145 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N Repulogepgyar Levente II Polikarpov Po 2 PWS 26 Stampe Vertongen SV 4References editNotes edit a b Bowers 1989 p 255 National Museum of the United States Air Force gives the figure 10 346 but this includes the equivalent airframes in manufactured spare parts a b c d Phillips Edward 2006 Stearman Aircraft A Detailed History North Branch MN specialtypress pp 118 126 ISBN 9781580070874 Bowers Peter M Swanborough Gordon 1990 United States Navy aircraft since 1911 Annapolis Md Naval Institute Press pp 494 495 ISBN 0870217925 Bowers Peter M 1989 Boeing aircraft since 1916 3rd ed Annapolis Naval Institute Press pp 251 269 ISBN 978 0870210372 a b Bowers 1989 pp 252 253 Bowers 1989 pp 251 252 a b Bowers 1989 p 253 Bowers 1989 p 254 Taylor 1965 p 178 Bowers 1989 p 268 a b Nunez Padin Jorge 2000 BOEING STEARMAN N2S KAYDET Fuerzas Navales in Spanish Jorge N Padin Archived from the original on 2014 05 17 Retrieved 2014 05 16 a b c d e f Andrade 1979 p 159 a b c d e Andrade 1979 p 158 Bowers 1989 p 265 Bowers 1989 p 262 Bowers 1989 pp 260 261 a b c d e Boeing Stearman Kadyet Military Factory 2013 06 20 Retrieved 2014 05 17 Nordeen 1991 p 27 Civil Aircraft Register entry VH EYC Civil Aviation Safety Authority Retrieved 27 March 2021 Civil Aircraft Register entry VH USE Civil Aviation Safety Authority Retrieved 27 March 2021 PT 17 Stearman The Flying Bulls The Flying Bulls Retrieved 27 March 2021 BOEING STEARMAN A75L3 Kaydet Museu Aeroespacial Retrieved 8 May 2020 BOEING STEARMAN A76C3 Museu Aeroespacial Retrieved 8 May 2020 Airframe Dossier Stearman Boeing N2S 3 Kaydet s n 0131 ARA c n 75 7631 c r LV FGD Aerial Visuals Retrieved 8 May 2020 Boeing PT 17 Stearman Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Retrieved 8 May 2020 Canadian Civil Aircraft Register Aircraft Details C GVTI Transport Canada Retrieved 8 May 2020 Airframe Dossier Stearman Boeing PT 13D Kaydet s n 42 17456 USAAF c n 75 5619 c r C GVTI Aerial Visuals Retrieved 8 May 2020 Canadian Civil Aircraft Register 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Museum Retrieved 7 May 2020 permanent dead link 2012 Annual Report PDF PacificAviationMuseum org Pacific Aviation Museum Archived from the original PDF on 5 September 2015 Retrieved 25 April 2015 Facebook Facebook Retrieved 2023 04 16 The Stearman Commemorative Air Force Big Easy Wing Retrieved 13 March 2023 1941 Boeing A75N1 PT 17 Stearman College Park Aviation Museum M NCPPC Retrieved 2023 08 30 Stearman N2S 3 Western Antique Aeroplane amp Automobile Museum Retrieved 7 May 2020 Swanborough and Bowers 1963 p 443 Bibliography edit Andrade John U S Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909 Midland Counties Publications 1979 ISBN 0 904597 22 9 Avis Jim and Bowman Martin Stearman A Pictorial History Motorbooks 1997 ISBN 0 7603 0479 3 Bowers Peter M Boeing Aircraft since 1916 London Putnam 1989 ISBN 0 85177 804 6 Nordeen Lon Fighters Over Israel London Guild Publishing 1991 Phillips Edward H Stearman Aircraft A Detailed History Specialty Press 2006 ISBN 1 58007 087 6 Sapienza Antonio Luis May 2001 L aviation militare paraguayenne durant la seconde guerre mondiale Paraguayan Military Aviation During the Second World War Avions Toute l Aeronautique et son histoire in French 98 30 33 ISSN 1243 8650 Swanborough F G and Peter M Bowers United States Military Aircraft since 1909 London Putnam 1963 Taylor John W R Jane s All The World s Aircraft 1965 66 London Sampson Low Marston amp Company 1965 United States Air Force Museum Wright Patterson AFB Ohio Air Force Museum Foundation 1975 Videography edit Stearman Lloyd Stearmans You Gotta Love Them Lap Records 2005 NTSC Format External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boeing Stearman Kaydet External videos nbsp Primary Flight Training Attitudes of Flight Part 1 training film featuring the N2SInterview with Boeing PT 17 air show pilot John Mohr Netherlander Hans Nordsiek s The Storyteller homepage featuring his Old Crow Stearman biplane FAA Type Certificate Archived 2016 11 13 at the Wayback 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