Suspended Stearman (Copyright © 2005 B Kahuna)
DUXFORD, United Kingdom -- A Boeing Stearman PT-17 suspended from the roof of the massive American Air Museum hanger at the Imperial War Museum complex in Duxford, near Cambridge.
The Stearman was a two-seater biplane introduced in 1936 and most pilots who served during the Second World War began their flight training in such an aircraft. According to Boeing[1], The PT-17 was powered by a 220-horsepower Continental R-670-5 piston radial engine with a top speed of 124 mph (200 kmph) and a ceiling of 11,200 feet. More information about the aircraft is also available at Airliners.net[2].
Other aircraft on display included a Boeing B-52D Stratofortress (an aircraft so large that it took up most of the hanger) and the only Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird on display outside the United States. The B-52D was impossible to photograph in its entirety given the lack of a suitable wide-angled lens and the confines and congestion in the hanger. This map of the hanger illustrates the relative size of the aircraft. Kahuna blessed both aircraft by touching them [evil grin][3].
The photograph was captured on 16th September 2005, using a Sony CyberShot DSC-V1 with flash on aperture priority (f/2.8) and a resultant shutter speed of 1/50th of a second.
[1] Boeing History: Stearman Kaydet Trainer.
[2] Airliners.net: The Boeing Stearman.
[3] Professor Gordon, take note.
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