10/03/2026
Before jets, before glass cockpits, there was this: an open cockpit, a radial engine, and wind in your face.
The Stearman Model 75 trained tens of thousands of pilots in the 1930s and 40s β sturdy enough to survive student landings, honest enough to teach real stick-and-rudder flying. Some are still flying today, towing banners, dusting crops, and stealing the show at every airfield they visit. π π©οΈ
The airplane that taught a generation to fly.
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