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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.
In July 1935, Stearman demonstrated the Model X75, a refined Model 73, and subsequently received an order for 26 aircraft from the Army Air Corps, designated the PT-13A, and 20 for the Navy. In August 1936, the Army ordered another 50 PT-13As, followed by an additional 30 in October, and 28 in December.
AeroSuperBatics currently operates four modified Boeing–Stearman Model 75 biplanes. Their original 220 horsepower (160 kilowatts ) Continental radial engines were replaced with a 450 horsepower (340 kilowatts) 985 cubic inches (16 litres ) Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN14B 'Junior Wasp' engine driving a Hamilton Standard 2D30/6101A-12 constant ...
American Airmotive was founded in Miami, Florida in 1954 to remanufacture surplus military Boeing Stearman trainers as agricultural aircraft, the NA-75. The firm performed these conversions, as well as supplying conversions in kit form.
This is a list of the most-produced aircraft types whose numbers exceed or exceeded 5,000. ... Boeing-Stearman Model 75: M: Biplane, trainer 8,584 [38]
Here is a look at some recent fatal crashes in the U.S. and abroad involving vintage aircraft: ... his 450 Stearman biplane, a World War II-era plane often used for military training, crashed ...
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Pages in category "Stearman aircraft" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... Boeing-Stearman Model 75; Stearman XBT-17; C. Stearman C1;