Stearman C-3B - Seattle, WA - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

Located at the Museum of Flight are a large number of static aircraft on display. One of them is a Stearman C-3B. The Museum of Flight website contains a page devoted to this aircraft and it reads:

Known for rugged dependability and no-nonsense design, Stearman C-2s and C-3s became popular replacement planes on the short-haul "feeder" lines of America's growing commercial airmail system. The majority of Stearman C-3s were the C-3B "Sport Commercial" variety, with a Wright J-5 engine. Many C-3Bs were used as sportplanes and advanced trainers well into the 1930s. Nearing the end of their days, some C-3s became crop-dusting aircraft until after World War II, when replaced with another Stearman biplane -- surplus "Kaydet" trainers.

The Museum's C-3B was acquired in 1986. It has been restored as a Western Air Express airmail carrier. Western Air Express began flying C-3Bs in late 1927.

A nearby placard also highlights this Stearman in more detail and reads:

Hitting the Skids
Airplanes like this C-3B were not built with tail wheels--they had skids. Before World War II, there were not many paved airfields. Airfields were fields, with grass and dirt. Planes didn't have brakes and the tail skid, usually made of ash wood with a steel shoe, helped it stop. Cruising with a "brake" on might seem like a "drag," but there was little taxiing at old airfields. A pilot simply pointed the plane into the wind and went! The trusty skid kept the plane going somewhat straight until it gained enough speed to soar.

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Stearman C-3B Tail Number: (S/N): 166; Registration No. N7550 Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Museum of Flight inside / outside: inside Other Information:: Not listed Access restrictions: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)

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