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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boeing F4B | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biplane
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ trainer aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | biplane ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Boeing Model 75
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ⓘ
Stearman Kaydet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | 1930s United States military trainer aircraft ⓘ |
| cockpitType | dual control ⓘ |
| commonlySeenAt | airshows ⓘ |
| construction |
fabric-covered wooden wings
ⓘ
steel-tube fuselage ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| crewArrangement | tandem ⓘ |
| designedFor | ab initio pilot training ⓘ |
| engineType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
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interwar period ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1934 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | warbird ⓘ |
| introduced | mid-1930s ⓘ |
| landingGearType | fixed tailwheel ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Boeing
ⓘ
Stearman Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
open cockpit
ⓘ
robust airframe ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
aerial application operators (postwar)
ⓘ
flight schools (postwar) ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
Royal Canadian Air Force
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ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | propeller-driven ⓘ |
| role | primary trainer ⓘ |
| status |
active in civilian use
ⓘ
retired from military service ⓘ |
| typicalEngineManufacturer |
Continental
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ⓘ
Jacobs NERFINISHED ⓘ Lycoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
other Allied countries ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pratt & Whitney Wasp
this entity surface form:
Boeing F4B