BOEING  STEARMAN  SN 75-5498 

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Built in 1943 this Boeing Stearman was in operation as an aerobatic trainer with the US Navy, later it was used for seeding rice in the Mississippi area and for crop dusting in California.
During this time the original 220 HP engine was replaced by a 450 HP Pratt & Whitney radial engine.
In the year 1954 the biplane was sold to a company in Spain. Until the end of the '70s it flew as an agricultural airplane and for banner towing in Spain and Morocco.
After years of storage and a complete ground up restoration this airplane made its second maiden flight a short while ago.

Boeing Stearman SN 75-5498
Built 1943
PT13-D / N2S-5 version

The airplane is outside and inside in a very good condition (optically as well as technically).

This Stearman had been modified to the 450hp engine version in 1954. The same time several other modifications where done:
Installation of the larger BT-13 wheels and brake system
Installation of a larger windshield including headliner

A Ground-up Restoration including all new wings by Big Sky Stearman, a 0-time Pratt & Whitney R985 engine and 0-time Hamilton Standard 2D30 constant speed prop., had been completed recently.

Country of registration: Austria
Airworthiness Certificate in Standard Aerobatic Category, according to EASA standards.

For more information you are welcome to contact:
EWALD GRITSCH
3G CLASSIC AVIATION

Phone +43 650 766 5225

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