Boeing Stearman

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The Boeing Stearman is a classic American biplane trainer aircraft widely used during the 1930s and World War II to train military pilots.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Boeing F4B 1
Boeing Stearman canonical 1
Boeing Stearman PT-17 (Argentine Air Force) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biplane
military aircraft
trainer aircraft
aircraftConfiguration biplane
alsoKnownAs Boeing Model 75
Stearman Kaydet
linked to: Boeing Stearman
category 1930s United States military trainer aircraft
cockpitType dual control
commonlySeenAt airshows
construction fabric-covered wooden wings
steel-tube fuselage
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 2
crewArrangement tandem
designedFor ab initio pilot training
engineType radial piston engine
era World War II era
linked to: World War II

interwar period
firstFlight 1934
heritageStatus warbird
introduced mid-1930s
landingGearType fixed tailwheel
manufacturer Boeing
Stearman Aircraft Company
notableFeature open cockpit
robust airframe
numberOfEngines 1
operatedBy aerial application operators (postwar)
flight schools (postwar)
primaryUsers Royal Canadian Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
United States Navy
propulsion propeller-driven
role primary trainer
status active in civilian use
retired from military service
typicalEngineManufacturer Continental
linked to: Continental Motors

Jacobs
Lycoming
usedDuring 1930s
World War II
usedFor aerobatic training
basic flight training
civilian sport flying (postwar)
crop dusting (postwar)
naval flight training
pilot training
usedIn Canada
United States
other Allied countries

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Pratt & Whitney Wasp usedInAircraft Boeing F4B
linked to: Boeing Stearman
Boeing Stearman alsoKnownAs Stearman Kaydet
linked to: Boeing Stearman
National Aeronautics Museum of Argentina hasExhibit Boeing Stearman PT-17 (Argentine Air Force)
linked to: Boeing Stearman