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.

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Boeing F4B 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biplane
military aircraft
trainer aircraft
aircraftConfiguration biplane
alsoKnownAs Boeing Model 75 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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

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Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine usedInAircraft Boeing Stearman
subject surface form: Pratt & Whitney Wasp
this entity surface form: Boeing F4B