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Description
| Manufacturer: | Stearman |
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| Base model: | PT-17 | ||
| Designation: | PT-17 | ||
| Nickname: | Kaydet | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1925-1947 | ||
| Basic role: | Primary Trainer | ||
Specifications
| Length: | 25' | 7.6 m | |
| Height: | 9' 2" | 2.7 m | |
| Wingspan: | 32' 2" | 9.8 m | |
| Wingarea: | 297.0 sq ft | 27.5 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 1,936 lb | 878 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 2,717 lb | 1,232 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Continental R-670-5 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 220 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 505 miles | 813 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 106 mph | 170 km/h | 91 kt |
| Max Speed: | 124 mph | 199 km/h | 107 kt |
| Climb: | 840 ft/min | 256 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 11,200 ft | 3,413 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Air Mobility Command Museum | Dover AFB | Delaware |
| Castle Air Museum | Atwater | California |
| Hill Aerospace Museum | Hill AFB | Utah |
| Museum of Aviation | Warner Robins AFB | Georgia |
| New England Air Museum | Windsor Locks | Connecticut |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
| Planes of Fame Air Museum | Eden Prairie | Minnesota |
| The Air Museum "Planes of Fame" | Chino | California |
| United States Army Aviation Museum | Ozark | Alabama |
| Vintage Flying Museum | Ft. Worth | Texas |
PT-17 on display
Air Mobility Command Museum | Museum of Aviation | New England Air Museum | Pima Air & Space Museum | |
The Air Museum "Planes of Fame" |
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| Joe D Tampa, FL | My father has a Stearman pt 17, We know nothing about it. Needs restoration and assembly, all parts accounted for. Any interests or ideas please email. thanks 05/13/2007 @ 17:38 [ref: 16477] |
| Micah Wright Los Angeles, CA | From within the cockpit, the propeller would appear to be turning clockwise. See the metal protector on the prop of the blue&yellow Stearman I'm uploading. 12/06/2006 @ 19:24 [ref: 14938] |
| Tony Benecke , AL | Hi Ira did you ever get your info on the prop? I am in the same boat! Please send info if you have any. Tony benecke, Durban south africa.
05/16/2006 @ 06:07 [ref: 13292] |
| Dianne Price Bend, OR | An writing a novel which features a Stearman PT-17.
Need to know two things about the propeller: 1. Did it turn to the left or to the right? 2. Was it a "constant speed propeller" or "fixed propeller? Thanks so much for the help! 03/25/2006 @ 12:27 [ref: 12915] |
| Art Morneweck Novi, MI | I have a friend that has a PT-17 and I flew then as a cadet in 1944
Does number 7835B on the plane mean any thing Art 10/27/2005 @ 13:55 [ref: 11586] |
| Art Morneweck Novi, MI | I was a cadet at Avon Park ,Florida 1944.
Here is info on PT-17 from my friend . Cadet instructor Hello, Art. Family OK. Your's too, I hope. As you can see in this PT-19 Cornell http://christian-john.com/primary.html the instructor was in the front cockpit. But in the AT-6 I instructed from the rear cockpit. From there I had eye contact on the student, but it was really for the student's learning benefit. Once I required a forced-landing of a new student by cutting off the engine (most instructors just hollered, "Forced-landing" and throttled down). That new student immediately threw open the canopy and started to bail out. I made him get back in his seat and go through the proper procedure. Now, what if the instructor had been in fhe front cockpit??!! And, as for that one rubber tube --- it was unreliable in slow rolls and in inverted flight. 10/18/2005 @ 16:11 [ref: 11506] |
| Napa Valley Biplane Company Napa, CA |
The Napa Valley Biplane Company at the Napa County Airport in California offers rides in a newly restored Boeing Stearman. Contact at: NapaBiplane.com / PT27Aviate@aol.com / 707 647-3758 04/09/2005 @ 18:14 [ref: 9913] |
| gerardo lujano tegucigalpa, OTH | I'm a member from a Museum in Honduras and we have a PT-17, we are rebuilding it but we need the structural manual.
Do you know where we can find it???? Thank you a lot. If you want some picture, please write me. 04/03/2005 @ 23:25 [ref: 9884] |
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