The Model 75 was built during the 1930s and early 1940s by Stearman Aircraft, a Boeing subsidiary. More than 10,000 were produced across numerous variants, and the aircraft were primarily used as basic trainers by the US Navy and US Army Air Corps (later the US Army Air Forces, the predecessor to the US Air Force). The Model 75 Stearman utilizes a fuselage constructed of welded steel tubing and wings featuring wooden spars and ribs.

1942 Boeing Stearman PT-17

This example was recovered with Poly-Fiber fabric in 2004 and is painted with US Navy markings in the style of an N2S variant. The plane features main gear with hydraulic brakes and a swiveling tailwheel out back. It was issued a Standard Airworthiness Certificate from the FAA in the acrobatic category in 1996

Tandem cockpits both feature instruments and full controls. Height-adjustable seats are trimmed in blue vinyl and equipped with four-point safety harnesses. Redundant Bendix/King radios are controlled from the pilot’s cockpit in the rear. A storage compartment lined with a canvas sling is located under a hatch behind the pilot’s cockpit.

The engine oil and spark plugs were replaced during the most recent annual inspection in June 2024. The metal-tube fuselage and wooden wings are covered in Poly-Fiber fabric, which is finished a US Navy paint scheme. The numbers-matching W670 Continental radial engine remains fitted and turns a wooden Sensenich fixed-pitch prop. Other equipment includes hydraulic brakes, dual radios, GPS altitude encoding, and an ELT beacon.

Tandem cockpits both feature instruments and full controls. Height-adjustable seats are trimmed in blue vinyl and equipped with four-point safety harnesses. Redundant Bendix/King radios are controlled from the pilot’s cockpit in the rear. A storage compartment lined with a canvas sling is located under a hatch behind the pilot’s cockpit.

The engine oil and spark plugs were replaced during the most recent annual inspection in June 2024. The metal-tube fuselage and wooden wings are covered in Poly-Fiber fabric, which is finished a US Navy paint scheme. The numbers-matching W670 Continental radial engine remains fitted and turns a wooden Sensenich fixed-pitch prop. Other equipment includes hydraulic brakes, dual radios, GPS altitude encoding, and an ELT beacon.