Stearman C3

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Stearman C3
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Stearman C3B
Role three-seat light commercial biplaneTemplate:Short description
National origin United States
Manufacturer Stearman Aircraft
Designer Lloyd Stearman
First flight 1927
Status a few are still airworthy
Primary user air mail and commercial companies
Number built 179

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.[1]

Development

The C3 was a rugged biplane with simple straight wings, a tough undercarriage with oleo shock absorbers and two open cockpits with the pilot in the rear and two side-by-side passenger seats in the front. In fact, it was a slightly modified version of the earlier model C2 aircraft. Changes included an increased volume oil tank and larger sized baggage compartment.[1]

Introduced in 1928, the C3 was powered by a variety of engines of between 128 hp and 225 hp, each version having its own designation.[2] The last version of the C3 was the C3R which had several external differences including a cutout in the aft portion of the wing center section for improved pilot visibility, a headrest in the aft cockpit, and slightly increased chord of the rudder and vertical stabilizer.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Although there were several versions of the C3, most were either the C3B and the C3R. A few C3s were approved for float operations.[1]Template:Rp

Operational history

The C3 was built with light commercial applications in mind, including passenger flying and business flights. The C3MB was a special mail-carrying aircraft based on the C3 with the forward cockpit enclosed as a dedicated cargo compartment. This version was operated in 1928 by National Parks Airways on airmail route CAM 26 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Pocatello, Idaho and Great Falls, Montana.[3]

Variants

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C1
First of the C series powered by a Curtiss OX-5, later re-engined with a Script error: No such module "convert". Menasco-Salmson radial as the C1X. One built.[4]
C2
Four aircraft similar to the C1, with the radiator mounted underneath, hydraulic shock absorbers and dual controls. Variously powered by Script error: No such module "convert". Curtiss OX-5, Wright-Hisso A, Wright Whirlwind and Menasco-Salmson radial engine.[4]
C3B Sport Commercial
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C3C
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C3D
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C3E
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C3F
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C3G
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C3H
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C3I
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C3K
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C3L
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C3MB
C3B with forward cockpit enclosed for mail carrying.[4]
C3P
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C3R Business Speedster
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Operators

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Aircraft on display

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Stearman C3B in 1927 markings of Western Air Express airmail route CAM 12 at the Museum of Flight in Seattle

Specifications (C3B)

Data from [8]

General characteristics

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See also

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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

Related lists

References

Notes

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  3. ↑ Davies 1998, p. 142.
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Bibliography

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  • Davies, R.E.G. Airlines of the United States since 1914. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1998. Template:ISBN.
  • Simpson, Rod. Airlife's World Aircraft. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd, 2001. Template:ISBN.

External links

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