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Aircraft Details
- Price: Call for Price
- Year: 1941
- Make/Model: Boeing PT-17 Stearman Kaydet
- Registration Number: G-FRDM
- Power: Piston
- Engines: 1 Engine
- Listing ID: 6848605
- Partner ID: 61954
- Posted On: Mar 17, 2025
- Updated On: Mar 17, 2025
Description
Boeing B75N1 Stearman G-FRDM UK C of A
Based in Oxfordshire UK, numerous photos of the restoration and fun had with this aircraft can be seen on Instagram @airfreedomuk
The Smithsonian NASM Record Card for Stearman N2S-3 Bureau Number (BuNo) 4280 shows factory acceptance and delivery on May 30th 1941, serving at NAS Corpus Christi TX, NRAB Oakland CA, NAPT Livermore CA, NAPT Bunker Hill IN, NAPT and VNI DB Cabaniss Field TX before being sold for surplus in June 1946. Full FAA history as a duster is also available.
Airplane time state:
* Airframe SMOH 56:35 (2,361:35 Original Hrs)
* Engine SMOH 56:35 Hrs Continental 220 W-670-6N overhauled Blakey Engine Service TX April 2018.
* Prop NEW 56:35 Hrs Sensenich W98AA66
Avionics
* Radio - TRIG TY91/2
* Transponder - TRIG TT21/22 Mode S
* Fuel Scan FS-450
* 2 x USB Cockpit outputs
Interior
* New Hooker Custom Harness manufactured 17/05/2022
* Leather seats with impact foam. The base where the parachutes once were have SunMate FRG Hard (T50E). The seats themselves have SunMate FRG Medium with a thin layer of Memory foam and are then covered in Tan Original leather hide.
Exterior
* 2018/19 nut and bolt restoration.
* Painstakingly restored according to the original factory specification.
* The frame has been blasted, treated and oiled.
* The centre section has been completely rebuilt to a very high standard.
* The tank has been blasted refurbished and pressure tested.
* All wings have been restored using Big Sky wing kits.
* The whole aircraft has been completely recovered with Cecconite, hand stitched and expertly painted in US Navy colours using authentic Butyrate paint completed with authentic US Navy stencil markings.
Additional Features
* Smoker - YA2000-670-12 Serial #17
* Rock Steady VibeX GoPro Mount with GoPro Hero Black 7 Camera.
* Wired for blue ventral light.
* Toolkit.
* Medical Kit.
* Custom tailored all weather cockpit cover.
* Heavy-duty roped chocks.
* Colour-coded stool.