General Information

Serial #

4021

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Unknown

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

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Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Aircraft

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

United Aircraft

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Kansas

City

Wichita

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

The Museum version was built as a Model 4E in 1930. It operated as a corporate aircraft until modified to a cropduster in 1944. Imported into Canada in 1965, it was restored as a Model 4EM and flown in 1969. The aircraft was presented to the Museum in 1970.

Canada

Unknown

Function

Unknown

Technical

The Stearman 4 is considered by some to be the ultimate civil biplane in North America. The Stearman 4 was the first North American production aircraft to use the new aerodynamically efficient NACA engine cowl . In their heyday, Stearman 4s were the fastest aircraft in Canadian skies, even faster than the RCAF Siskin fighters. Forty Stearman 4s were built. The largest fleet belonged to American Airlines. Canadian Airways operated four 4EM mailpanes on its eastern Canada routes in the early 1930s.

Area Notes

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Details

Markings

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Missing

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Finish

Unknown

Decoration

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