The Stearman was widely used by the US military as a primary trainer
during WWII and many were auctioned off for a pittance after the war.
An old-time pilot I knew some 40+ years ago told me he bought one, new,
still in the crate for $450. Because they were relatively cheap and
very sturdy many were converted to crop dusters. While there were
several engine variants on the original military models, most of them
were in the range of 220+ horsepower. Many of the models converted to
dusters had the engines upgraded to the Pratt & Whitney R-985, which was
nearly double the original horsepower. There are about 1000 still
registered in the US, but probably not nearly that number still in
flying condition.
Probably the most memorable movie scene with a Stearman is the one
chasing Cary Grant in "North By Northwest".
-p
On 10/12/2016 11:08 PM, Alan C wrote:
I did some research & found that 8 survive in SA. A 9th was written
off in Tzaneen (just north of here) in 2007.
Alan C
-----Original Message----- From: Daniel J. Matyola
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Thanks, Alan, Malcolm and Paul!
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 1:32 AM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote:
A real beauty. Looks like Biggles himself!
Alan C
-----Original Message----- From: Daniel J. Matyola
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A classic Bi-Wing airplane:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18297375&size=lg
Comments are invited.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
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