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ISSUE 547 - August 2018
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| National Stearman Fly-in 2018 |
By Kevin Moore, Contributing
Editor & Photographer
Watford, Ontario, Canada |
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| 1941 Boeing Stearman, owned & operated by Bruce Bond of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
| The National Stearman Fly-in is an annual event celebrating and honouring one of the most iconic training aircraft ever built, the Stearman. The Model 75 was used across the United States as the primary training aircraft of the United States Army Air Force, and United States Navy, to train thousands of pilots during World War II. They were initially designed & built by Stearman Aircraft, which became a subsidiary of The Boeing Company. |
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| Stearman AN751, taken at Geneseo Airshow, Geneseo, NY 2010. |
| The Stearman, also known as the Kaydet, was an extremely rugged training aircraft and was also used by the RAF at British Flying Training Schools in the US as well as by the RCAF at the BCATP (British Commonwealth Air Training Program) bases in Canada. Approximately 50% of pilots in the US were trained on the Stearman during World War II. |
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The Canadian Historic Aircraft Association's 1941 Boeing Stearman on the static line
of the Great Lakes International Airshow, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada in 2016. |
| There were some 8400+ Stearmans built before the end of World War II, more than any other biplane in history, and more than a 1000 continue to fly around the world with some estimating the numbers being as many as 1500. The Stearman has served in dozens of different roles, both military and civilian, including as training aircraft, crop dusters, mail delivery, aerobatic and wing walking aircraft and more. |
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| The Stearman was a great training aircraft and was operated as such by the US Army Air Force, the US Navy, the RAF and the RCAF during World War II. |
| The Stearman Model 75 was originally powered by a 7 cylinder radial engine and varied in horsepower depending on manufacturer. Those manufacturers included Continental (R-670, 200hp), Lycoming R-680 (225hp) and Jacobs R-755 (240hp). Typically, fuel capacity is 96 gallons, held in a fuel tank in the centre section of the upper wing, and a Stearman will cruise at roughly 96mph burning about 12 gallons per hour. |
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| Stearman, owned & operated by Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (left). The Canadian Historic Aviation Association Stearman during the Great Lakes International Air Show 2016 (right). |
| The fly-in will run from Monday, September 3rd to Sunday, September 9th 2018. During the fly-in pilots and visitors will have an assortment of opportunities to attend different events. Each day will begin with a breakfast and then the daily pilot briefing. The first day will include a Labour Day parade fly-over of Stearman aircraft. There will be seminars, workshops, formation flying contest, Stearman rides and an assortment of local trips for meals and events. Boredom is NOT an option! |
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| 1942 Stearman, owned by Dennis Simo, Milton, Ontario, Canada, on take off during the 2016 Ultralight Pilots Association of Canada Convention & fly-in, Lubitz Field (CLB2), Plattsville, Ontario, Canada. |
| The National Stearman Fly-in will be held at Galesburg Municipal Airport (KGBG), in Galesburg, Illinois. The airport has both paved (lighted) and grass runways with an elevation of 764 feet. All airport information is available on the event website as well as information about aircraft parking, registration, camping, rental cars, dining, contact info and more. Visit stearmanflyin.com for more information. |
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| Bruce Bond's beautiful 1941 Stearman, Oil Springs, Ontario, Canada. |
| Whether you own and fly a Stearman or have a love of the Stearman, the National Stearman Fly-in is a place you should visit. The aircraft, the people and the history make such an event a must-see for any aviation lover. A place to see and be Stearman! |
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1941 Stearman visiting the Canadian Aviation Expo at the Canadian
Aviation & Space Museum in Ottawa (Rockcliffe), Ontario, Canada in 2010. |
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| There is no mistaking the lines of the Stearman, no matter the colour or livery. |
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There are still 1000 - 1500 Stearmans flying around the world,
most of which are in the United States, with several in Canada. |
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| Giving the folks at the UPAC fly-in at Lubitz Field a nice, topside view. |
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| Fall colours mixed with flying colours, Oil Springs, Ontario, Canada. |
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| In the air at St. Thomas, Ontario Canada (left) and at Geneseo, New York, USA (right). |
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| Don't miss the 2018 National Stearman Fly-in at Galesburg, Illinois, September 3 - 9, 2018. |
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