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Programs, seminars offer insight into lure of flying vintage biplanes

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August 20, 2018

The National Stearman Fly-In is all about people and airplanes.

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Whirligigs, rockets, face painting will entertain Stearman Fly-In kids

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August 17, 2018

Construct and launch a rocket. Discover how a helicopter flies. Make your own badge and wear it proudly.

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Back to the past: Fly-In features sights, sounds of World War II

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August 16, 2018

There are no “hangar queens” at the National Stearman Fly-In.

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Fly-In donor’s small contribution looms large with Stearman pilots

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August 14, 2018

A long-time supporter of the National Stearman Fly-in will be honored during this year’s event.

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Bucket List Alert! Fly-In provides experience of open-cockpit flight

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August 13, 2018

Two pilots will offer the joy of flight in their open-cockpit biplanes during the National Stearman Fly-In. They are Robert Preston and David Brown.

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Facts to know about the plane that put a generation into the air

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August 16, 2018

Some know the Stearman Model 75 as “The Pilot Maker.” It earned that honorific because more men and women in World War II’s “Greatest Generation” learned to fly in Stearmans than any other series of aircraft built.

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World War II-era Stearman biplanes unite generations of Americans

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September 23, 2010

What attracts people to Stearman biplanes?

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Stearmans introduced ‘Greatest Generation’ to flight

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August 29, 2010

The Stearman introduced more of World War II’s “Greatest Generation” to flight than any other airplane.

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In-depth look at the Boeing / Stearman Model 75

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August 27, 2010

The Boeing/Stearman Model 75 primary trainer is probably the best known bi-plane in aviation history.

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