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5 unusual facts about Stearman Aircraft


Galesburg, Illinois

During Labor Day weekend in September, Galesburg hosts the Stearman Fly in.

Northrop Beta

The aircraft was flown to Wichita for sister company Stearman Aircraft to use as a demonstrator but with the poor economy at the time, none were sold.

Stearman

Stearman Aircraft, the company that produced the Model 75, and other aircraft, and was a subsidiary of Boeing after 1934

Stearman C1

The Stearman C1 (or Stearman Sport Commercial Model 1) was the first type of airplane manufactured by the Stearman Aircraft Corporation.

Stearman XOSS

In response to the request for proposals, the Navy received designs from Stearman Aircraft, Chance Vought, and the Naval Aircraft Factory.



see also

Stearman

Lloyd Stearman, an American aviation pioneer, and founder of Stearman Aircraft