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Can anyone identify this biplane?
Posted by Rangatron on Friday, April 14, 2017 3:04 AM

Hello

 

https://youtu.be/CJnSVK2EuoU

 

This biplane flew over my house this evening, looks very old and slow but beautiful 

 

What is it?

 

Thank you 

 

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Posted by mawright20 on Friday, April 14, 2017 3:28 AM
Hard to say based on the distance, but the wing layout says Stearman to me
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Posted by Gerhard on Friday, April 14, 2017 5:02 AM

It's a Pigeon. Big Smile

Could be a Tiger Moth, but looks a bit short

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Don Stauffer on Friday, April 14, 2017 8:50 AM

mawright20
Hard to say based on the distance, but the wing layout says Stearman to me
 


 I agree.  The wing planform certainly does not rule out the Stearman, but the plane is just too far away to be sure.  Odds tend to favor the Stearman too, many were sold surplus after WW2.

BTW, Revell makes a beautiful Stearman kit in 1:48 scale, a real gem.  The cabane struts are molded onto the fuselage, making it much easier to align upper wing than with most biplane kits.  Cockpit detail on the kit is great.

 

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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Posted by Tanker - Builder on Friday, April 14, 2017 9:45 AM

Well;

 I would have to say Stearman . I have a lot of them fly around here . The one that always gets me is the Turbo Pilatus that someone at the airport owns . I always know when that one is up . T.B.

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Posted by TheWaggishAmerican on Friday, April 14, 2017 9:51 AM
It kinda looks like a stearman- but that doesn't really mean anything. It also kind of looks like the Fisher Celebrity, which is a home built two seater very similar to the stearman. It's too far away to tell for sure- there are a LOT of various homebuilt biplanes in the US

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Posted by seasick on Friday, April 14, 2017 3:02 PM

I caught a frame from the video and blew it up. Not enough detail to reveal. 

Here are some modern biplanes:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%26F_Fk12

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy_Renegade

The classic:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing-Stearman_Model_75

Keeping them Flying!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airmotive_NA-75

Still making them:

http://www.wacoaircraft.com

 

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Posted by patrick206 on Friday, April 14, 2017 6:38 PM

Rangatron

Hello

 

https://youtu.be/CJnSVK2EuoU

 

This biplane flew over my house this evening, looks very old and slow but beautiful 

 

What is it?

 

Thank you 

 

 

I'd have to say a Stearman, best estimate. Wing planform and aft surfaces look right. Radial engine doesn't sound quite right to me, don't think it's a P&W 985, but the originals were powered by the Continental 220 or 225, so maybe it's restored in that configuration.

Thanks for the post.

Patrick

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Posted by jeaton01 on Friday, April 14, 2017 10:50 PM

I think it might be a Starduster II homebuilt, it definitely sounds like a 4 cylinder Lycoming to me and the wings look slightly swept back.   Not at all like a W-670 Continental or Lycoming R-680, both radials.  A lot of guessing, though, it's a small image.

John

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Posted by Blackpowder1956 on Saturday, April 15, 2017 10:53 PM

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My Uncle and Grandpa built a Lycoming 200 hp 6 cylinder powered Starduster II in the 1970's. Picture enclosed. N16RS. RS stands for Richard Seagrave.

 

 

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Posted by Blackpowder1956 on Saturday, April 15, 2017 11:01 PM

Google image N16RS for a photo of a sharp Starduster II.

 

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Posted by Blackpowder1956 on Saturday, April 15, 2017 11:04 PM

Silverwings makes a 1/32 scale Stearman kit that makes the Revell kit look like a toy.

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Posted by sharkbait on Sunday, April 16, 2017 10:52 AM
Tiger Moth is my best guess.

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Posted by seasick on Sunday, April 16, 2017 6:46 PM

The PT-13 was powered by the Lycoming R-680. The PT-17 is more common but maybe its one of the earlier models. R-680 is a nine cylinder. 

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