Boeing/Stearman N2S-3/PT-17 (Kaydet)

Boeing/Stearman N2S-3/PT-17 (Kaydet)
Registration Number: N64604
Status: Airworthy
Role: US Navy/Army Trainer
Owner: Wings of Eagles Discovery Center

Overview

This aircraft’s fuselage frame is built of tubular steel and the wings are built using Aircraft Spruce. Then both are covered with fabric and painted in several coats of paint. This yields a very strong, light weight construction developed at the beginning of aircraft manufacturing. The craftsmanship needed is truly artistic.