Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet by goodoleboy
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Captured 4/4/09, at the semibeautiful Chino Planes of Fame Museum in the semibeautiful Chino Airport in semibeautiful Chino, California.
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Moved from the dimly lit hangers and out into the clear and sunny desert air, with struts and wires galore.
This beauty sports a snazzy Chino planes museum paint job. The originals were painted yellow.
For the aviation bon vivants:
When The Boeing Company acquired the Stearman company in 1939, it also acquired the design and production rights to the promising Model 75 series, which itself was flown as the X-70 as early as 1933. The two-seat biplane would go on to become the PT-13, PT-15, PT-18 and PT-27 series of trainers that would serve throughout the Second World War and beyond, becoming the prize in the collection of many an aviation aficionado to this day.
The "Kaydet" was initially received by the United States Navy in the form of the Model 73 production series model and designated as the NS-1 in no fewer than 61 total delivered examples. The Model 75 was derived from this production model and was then accepted by the United States Army with the more identifiable PT-13 designation, though these models were now fitted with a Lycoming-brand powerplant of some 215 horsepower. Further developments led to increasingly improved versions of the base Model 75 that featured a host of powerplant and instrumental changes. Kaydets were now being produced on orders of thousands and consisted of a slew of USN and US Army variants differing mainly in engine types.
Introduction of the Continental-brand series of engines led to a new designation in the form of the PT-17.
Performance:
Max Speed: 124mph (199kmh; 107kts)
Max Range: 505 miles (812km)
Rate-of-Climb: 0ft/min (0m/min)
Service Ceiling: 11,204ft (3,415m; 2.1miles)
Source: www.militaryfactory.com
Tallyho, and toodles.
Comments (13)
MrsRatbag
What a pretty little toy! LOL! Great shots, Harry!
Meisiekind
Gorgeous little aircraft! It almost looks like the one I did skydiving from!!! Great collage Harry! :)
morningglory
I LOVE that bright red plane!!!
tennesseecowgirl
Its a beauty~
flavia49
fantastic!
THROBBE
Nice collage of this red bird!
babuci
Oh double seat...lets go claim the sky. What a cutie plane in this hot color. Great happy piece to your picture arsenal Harry.
Digitaleagle
I love these old plains and my favorite color is red so this caught my attention quickly, fantastic captures and collage, beautifully done!!!
bmac62
First class photo collage...bright, crisp, clear. This is you at your best! I remember them in their traditional blue and yellow colors.
mbz2662
I like that snazzy red paint job! Great collage of photos~
tizjezzme
What a pretty little plane. I don't think I could ever ride in one of these things though; I'd feel better with a roof over my head lol Beautiful shots harry. :)
debbielove
Ah yes! A beautiful paint job adorns this bird! Perfect looking, obviously in running condition (airworthy?), it's the U.S. equivalent of the U.K.'s Tiger Moth.... Grand Old lady that seems to just carry on and on and on..... Fine shots once again.... Rob.
anahata.c
thanks for telling us about the red paint vs. the yellow paint, I honestly wouldn't have known, though I didn't think planes in the armed services were often painted bright red. You caught its presence in the yard quite nicely, it really stands out. I always view zoomed (I mean, it's what the artist intended!), but in this case zoom is a different shot; we see all the reflections and undulations from the metal, we see the cockpit controls in all their detail, the propeller details, etc. And your different angles allow us to see it the way you would photograph a friend from several angles as well. More fine work, harry. And it's nice that you caught a person in the seats so we could get a sense of the scale. And maybe one of these days—if paid a high enough sum of cash—you'll tell us what's "semibeautiful" about Chino. (I haven't slept in weeks, lol!) Fine plane captures.