Do you happen to have a Boeing Kaydet, simply known as the Stearman? [07/13] - Stearman 1935705.jpg (1/1)

....and need it restored.

The link below will get you started....had no idea people actually specialized
in this!

http://rareaircraft.com/remanufactur...gend-stearman/

I live in Marin County CA and someone has one at Gnoss Field. I see it flying
almost every weekend. I love the sound of the old radial engines!...ya...I'm
weird!

Wiki Says....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing-Stearman_Model_75

The Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 is a biplane used as a military trainer aircraft,
of which at least 10,626 were built in the United States during the 1930s and
1940s. 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 & 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,
sports planes, and for aerobatic and wing walking use in air shows.

Design and development

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.

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.

The Kaydet was a conventional biplane of rugged construction with large, fixed
tailwheel undercarriage, and accommodation for the student and instructor in
open cockpits in tandem. The radial engine was usually uncowled, although some
Stearman operators choose to cowl the engine, most notably the Red Baron
Stearman Squadron.

Operational history

Post-war usage

After World War II, the thousands of primary trainer PT-17 Stearman planes were
auctioned off to civilians and former pilots. Many were modified for cropdusting
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. An iconic movie image
is a Stearman cropduster chasing Cary Grant across a field in North by
Northwest. Christopher Reeve and Scott Wilson are shown flying 1936 variants in
the 1985 movie The Aviator.

Variants[edit]

The U.S. Army Air Forces Kaydet had three different designations based on its
power plant:
PT-13

with a Lycoming R-680 engine. 2,141 total all models.[2]

PT-13 Initial production. R-680-B4B engine. 26 built.

PT-13B R-680-11 engine. 255 delivered 1939-40.

PT-13C Six PT-13Bs modified for instrument flying.

PT-13D PT-13As equipped with the R-680-17 engine. 353 delivered. Model E-75.

PT-17

With a Continental R-670-5 engine. 3,519 delivered

PT-17A 18 PT-17s were equipped with blind-flying instrumentation.

PT-17B Three PT-17s were equipped with agricultural spraying equipment for
pest-control.

PT-18

PT-13 with a Jacobs R-755 engine, 150 built.

PT-18A Six PT-18s fitted with blind-flying instrumentation.

PT-27

Canadian PT-17. This designation was given to 300 aircraft supplied under
Lend-Lease to the RCAF.


The U.S. Navy had several versions including:

NS

Up to 61 delivered. powered by surplus 220 hp (164 kW) Wright J-5 Whirlwind.[3]

N2S

Known colloquially as the "Yellow Peril" from its overall-yellow paint scheme.

N2S-1 R-670-14 engine. 250 delivered to the U.S. Navy.

N2S-2 R-680-8 engine. 125 delivered to the U.S. Navy.

N2S-3 R-670-4 engine. 1,875 delivered to the U.S. Navy.

N2S-4 99 US Army aircraft diverted to the U.S. Navy, plus 577 new-build
aircraft.

N2S-5 R-680-17 engine. 1,450 delivered to the U.S. Navy.

Stearman 70

Original prototype, powered by 215 hp (160 kW) Lycoming radial engine. Temporary
designation XPT-943 for evaluation.[4]

Model 73
I
nitial production version. 61 built for U.S. Navy as NS plus export variants.[3]

Model 73L3

Version for Philippines, powered by 200 hp (150 kW) R-680-4 or R-680C1 engines.
Seven built.[5]

A73B1

Seven aircraft for Cuban Air Force powered by 235 hp (175 kW) Wright R-790
Whirlwind. Delivered 1939–1940.[5]

Model A73L3

Improved version for Philippines. Three built.[6]

Stearman 75

(a.k.a. 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 versions of the 75.

Stearman 90 and 91

(a.k.a. X90 & X91) Productionized metal frame version, becoming the XBT-17.

Stearman XPT-943

The X70 evaluated at Wright Field.

American Airmotive NA-75

Single-seat agricultural conversion of Model 75, fitted with new, high-lift
wings.



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