{"id":659,"date":"2017-10-08T13:51:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-08T13:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=659"},"modified":"2017-10-19T18:14:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T18:14:26","slug":"stearman-p-t-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/things\/stearman-p-t-aircraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Stearman P.T. Aircraft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Flying The Stearman With Andrew Kiest\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xCg7z90LOlA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/things\/primary-flight-training\/\">For primary flight training<\/a>, Tom flew the Stearman P.T. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_659_1('footnote_plugin_reference_659_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_659_1('footnote_plugin_reference_659_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_659_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_659_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">P.T. = Primary Trainer<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_659_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_659_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/p>\n<p>The Stearman Aircraft corporation was started in 1927 and purchased in 1929 by the United Aircraft and Transport Corporation. Because of anti-trust regulations, United Aircraft and Transportation was separated in 1934, with the formation of Boeing Aircraft, and United Airlines. Stearman became a subsidiary of Boeing, and ultimately merged with it, losing its namesake identity.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_661\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-661\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Boeing_Stearman_N67193.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-661\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Boeing_Stearman_N67193-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Boeing Stearman Model 75\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Boeing_Stearman_N67193-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Boeing_Stearman_N67193-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Boeing_Stearman_N67193.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boeing Stearman Model 75<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the meantime, Stearman Aircraft developed and produced a training biplane, known alternatively as the Stearman Kaydet, Stearman Boeing Kaydet, and Boeing Kaydet. It was also commonly known as the Stearman P.T. (for Primary Trainer) Depending on the engine, it had various other names.<\/p>\n<p>Over 10,000 were produced and used for primary flight training of pilots in the Army, Navy, and many foreign nations. It was rugged, durable, powerful enough for training, but slow enough for student pilots to develop their skills.<\/p>\n<p>The Army painted their Stearmans with royal blue bodies and bright yellow wings. The Navy painted the entire aircraft bright yellow.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_660\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-660\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/31.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-660 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/31-1024x739.jpg\" alt=\"Boeing Stearman PT17\" width=\"474\" height=\"342\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/31-1024x739.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/31-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/31-768x555.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boeing Stearman PT17<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_659_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_659_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_659_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_659_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_659_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_659_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_659_1_1');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">P.T. = Primary Trainer<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function footnote_expand_reference_container_659_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_659_1').show(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_659_1').text('\u2212'); } function footnote_collapse_reference_container_659_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_659_1').hide(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_659_1').text('+'); } function footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_659_1() { if (jQuery('#footnote_references_container_659_1').is(':hidden')) { footnote_expand_reference_container_659_1(); } else { footnote_collapse_reference_container_659_1(); } } function footnote_moveToReference_659_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_659_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } } function footnote_moveToAnchor_659_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_659_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } }<\/script> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For primary flight training, Tom flew the Stearman P.T. 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