First
Flight |
Model |
Military
Number |
Name |
| 1935 |
70* |
PT-13 |
Kaydet |
| * the first model number for this
aircraft |
|
|
Stearman
Aircraft was formed in 1926 by Lloyd C Stearman in Venice,
California but moved to Wichita, Kansas in 1927.
In 1929, Stearman became part of United Aircraft
along with Boeing, Pratt &
Whitney,
Chance Vought and Hamilton Standard. When United
Aircraft was broken up in 1934, Stearman remained a division of
Boeing.
In 1939, Stearman was renamed the Wichita
Division of Boeing although its most famous product, the Kaydet,
continued to be known as the Stearman Kaydet. |
