Boeing/Stearman Model PT-17 "Kaydet" Trainer
Serial Number: 423
Registration:
Markings: US Navy Trainer
Museum Condition: Member owned, flyable
PT-17 'Kaydet' Trainer glistening in the sun on our ramp
The Stearman (Boeing) Model 75/PT-17 "Kaydet" is a biplane, of which 8584 were built in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s as a military trainer aircraft. Stearman became a subsidiary of Boeing in 1934. Widely known as the Stearman, Boeing Stearman or Kaydet, it served as a Primary trainer for the USAAF, as a basic trainer for the USN (as the NS1 & N2S), and with the RCAF as the Kaydet throughout World War II. After the conflict was over, thousands of surplus aircraft were sold on the civil market. In the immediate post-war years they became popular as crop dusters and as sports planes.
This particular model is on loan from one of our own members and is flown on a regular basis.
| Type |
Bi-plane Trainer |
| Manufacturer |
Stearman/Boeing |
| Maiden Flight |
1936 |
| Introduced |
December 1950 |
| Theatre of War |
World War II (Trainer only) |
| Number Produced |
8584 |
| Status |
Retired 31 August 1955 |
| Crew |
2 (Instructor/student) |
| Wingspan |
32 ft 2 in |
| Length |
24 ft 3 in |
| Height |
9 ft 2 in |
| Empty Weight |
1,936 lbs |
| Max Takeoff Weight |
2,717 lbs |
| Power Plant |
(1) Continental R-670-5 Radial (uncowled) |
| Horsepower |
220 hp |
| Maximum Speed |
108 knots (124 mph) |
| Service Ceiling |
11,200 ft |
| Rate of Climb |
800 ft/min |
| Range |
439 nm (505 mi) |
None |
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