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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Stearman C3B: FlugKerl2· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Stearman 4E NC663K and Stearman C3B - NC3440 Airmail aircraft10 (4550178748): Bill Larkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. Stearman C3B ofh the U.S. Department of Commerce in 11929: NASA· Public domain
what is it?
The Stearman C3 was an American-built civil biplane aircraft of the 1920s, designed by Stearman Aircraft of Wichita, Kansas. It was also the first Stearman aircraft to receive a type certificate.
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 99 years ago, in 1927.
- Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 10.7 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1927
- number built
- 179
- role
- three-seat light commercial biplane
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- makers
- Stearman Aircraft
- engines
- Wright J5
- crew
- 1
- passengers
- 2
- length
- 7.3 m
- wingspan
- 10.7 m
- height
- 2.8 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,202 kg
- top speed
- 203 km/h
- cruise speed
- 174 km/h
- range
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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7605509, Wikipedia: Stearman C3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.