HISTORY
Truly an American icon, the Stearman PT-17 is one of the most recognizable pre-WWII Training Aircraft. Of the more than 10,000 models and variants built by Stearman and Boeing, over 1,000 are still flying. Conceived by the Stearman aircraft company in 1933 (which was bought by Boeing in 1934), the Model 75 was a private venture which soon caught the attention of first the Navy (who gave the airplane the designation N2S) and then the Army. From the 26 airframes purchased in 1936 to the 3,519 delivered in 1940, this venerable aircraft served as the primary flight trainer for a generation of US military pilots.
SPECIFICATIONS
| Status: Flyable |
| Manufacturer: Stearman Aviation |
| Year: 1942 |
| Model: PT-17 Stearman |
| Registration Number: N61445 |
| Serial Number: 75-1335 |
| Crew: 1 or 2 |
| Max T/O Weight: 2,717 lb. |
| Span: 32 ft. 2 in. |
| Length: 25 ft. 0 in. |
| Height: 9 ft. 2 in. |
| Maximum Speed: 124 mph |
| Cruise Speed: 106 mph |
| Rate of Climb: 800 ft/min |
| Power Plant: 1, 220-hp Continental R-670 7-cylinder air-cooled radial engine |
| Range: 505 miles |
| Service Ceiling: 11,200 ft. |
| Armament: None |
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