The Boeing Stearman is sort of
"the" classic airplane. Designed by Lloyd Stearman of Stearman Aircraft Corporation before Stearman became a subsidiary of Boeing. It was the primary trainer of both the USAAF and the USN during WWII.
This specimen is in the "Yellow Peril" livery of a US Navy trainer, it is an N2S-5 equipped with a nine-cylinder, 220hp, R-680-17 Lycoming radial engine. The Navy's N2S-5 is the same model as the Army PT-13D.
At the time the shot was taken it carried the registration D-EKAX, later it became N60MV (older registrations were: Bu.43266 and N65951).
Taken with my Nikon F3HP with an AF ED Nikkor 180/2.8 attached (that lens is great for manual focussing, I always had the 400 on the F4 and the 180 on the F3 when I went to the airport). Ektachrome Elite 100, digitized from a print.
Finally, for those interested, some data of the N2S-5 (USAAF designation: PT-13D):
First flight (Model 73): Nov. 26, 1934
Model number: Wichita 75
Classification: Trainer
Span: 32 feet 2 inches
Length: 24 feet 3 inches
Gross weight: 2,717 pounds
Top speed: 124 mph
Cruising speed: 106 mph
Range: 505 miles
Ceiling: 11,200 feet
Power: 220hp, R-680-17 Lycoming 9-cylinder air cooled radial engine
Accommodation: 2 crew
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