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were installed on the upper wings only. The upper wing span was 38 feet, while the lower wing span was 35 feet. Overall length was 24 feet, at a height of 9 feet. Empty weight was 1500 pounds. The landing gear had a split-axle design, with hydraulic struts and rubber bungee cords.
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with its fuselage frame manufactured from thin-walled steel tubing, as were the horizontal and vertical stabilizers, the elevators and rudder. The wings had
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Corporation. Only one example was manufactured, at the original Stearman factory in
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First flight was in March 1927. Initially powered by a 90 hp (67 kW)
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with the pilot in the aft cockpit and two passengers in the forward cockpit.
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United States
Stearman Aircraft Corp.
Stearman C3C
airplane
Stearman Aircraft
Venice, California
sesquiwing
biplane
spruce
spars
cockpits
Ailerons
Drum brakes
Curtiss OX-5
Salmson 9Z
radial engine


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Stearman Aircraft
C1
C2
C3
M-2
LT-1

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