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Stearman Cloudboy

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Model 6 Cloudboy

The YBT-3
Role	Training biplane Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Stearman Aircraft Company
First flight	1931
Primary user	United States Army Air Corps
Produced	1930-1931
Number built	7

The Stearman Model 6 Cloudboy was a 1930s American training biplane designed and built by the Stearman Aircraft Company of Wichita, Kansas.

History[edit]

The Cloudboy was designed as a commercial or military trainer. Due to economic pressure during the Great Depression, only a few aircraft were built. Three civil models were built, followed by four similar aircraft for evaluation by the United States Army Air Corps. Designated YPT-9 by the Army, it failed to gain any orders. All models went through a number of engine changes (resulting in new designations for both the military and civil aircraft).^[1]

Variants[edit]

Model 6L Stearman Cloudboy (YBT-9B), N787H

Model 6A Cloudboy: Initial civil production with a 165 hp (123 kW) Wright J-6 Whirlwind 5 engine, three built.
Model 6C Cloudboy: Re-engined with a 300 hp (220 kW) Wright J-6-9 Whirlwind (R-975-1), also designated YBT-3.
Model 6D Cloudboy: Re-engined with a 300 hp (220 kW) Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior, also designated YBT-5
Model 6F Cloudboy: Re-engined with a 165 hp (123 kW) Continental A70 engine, also designated YBT-9A.
Model 6H Cloudboy: Re-engined with a 170 hp (130 kW) Kinner YR-720A engine, also designated YBT-9C.
Model 6L Cloudboy: Re-engined with a 200 hp (150 kW) Lycoming R-680-3 engine, also designated YBT-9B

YBT-5

Model 6P Cloudboy: One 6F re-engined with 1 220 hp (160 kW) Wright J-5 engine
YPT-9: Military production variant of the Model 6A with a 165 hp (123 kW) Wright J-6 Whirlwind 5 engine, four built (one converted to YPT-9A, one to YPT-9B, one to YBT-3 and one YBT-5).
YPT-9A: One YPT-9 re-engined with a 165 hp (123 kW) Continental A70 (YR-545-1) engine, later converted to YPT-9B.
YPT-9B: One YPT-9 and one YPT-9A re-engined with a 200 hp (150 kW) Lycoming R-680-3 engine.
YPT-9C: YBT-3 re-engined with a 170 hp (130 kW) Kinner YR-720A engine.
YBT-3: One YPT-9 re-engined with a 300 hp (220 kW) Wright J-6-9 Whirlwind, later converted to a YPT-9C.
YBT-5: One YPT-9 re-engined with a 300 hp (220 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-985-1 Wasp Junior engine.
XPT-943: A primary trainer derived from the 6A for evaluation at Wright Field. Formed the origins of the Stearman NS and PT-13 for the US Navy and USAAC respectively.
X-70: Alternative company designation for the XPT-943.

Operators[edit]

United States: United States Army Air Corps

Surviving aircraft[edit]

6002 – 6L airworthy at the Candler Field MuseuminWilliamson, Georgia.^[2]^[3]
6003 – 6L airworthy at the Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile MuseuminHood River, Oregon.^[4] It was previously owned by the Golden Wings Flying Museum.^[5]
6004 – YPT-9B on display at the Yanks Air MuseuminChino, California. It was previously owned by the Boeing School of Aeronautics and was acquired by the museum in 1987.^[6]^[7]
6010 – 6C airworthy with Robert Lock of Lakeland, Florida.^[8]

Specifications (YPT-9B)[edit]

Data from United States Military Aircraft since 1909^[9]

General characteristics

Crew:2
Length: 24 ft 8 in (7.52 m)
Wingspan: 32 ft 0 in (9.76 m)
Height: 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m)
Wing area: 272 sq ft (25.3 m²)
Gross weight: 2,814 lb (1,279 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming R-680-3 , 200 hp (149 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 135 mph (217 km/h, 117 kn)
Range: 490 mi (789 km, 430 nmi)
Service ceiling: 17,000 ft (5,183 m)
Rate of climb: 1,050 ft/min (5.3 m/s)

Notes[edit]

^ Phillips, Edward (2006). Stearman Aircraft: A Detailed History. North Branch, MN: specialtypress. pp. 95, 97, 106–108. ISBN 9781580070874.

^ "Museum". Peach State Aerodrome. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

^ "FAA REGISTRY [N787H]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

^ "FAA REGISTRY [N788H]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

^ "1930 Stearman Cloudboy L-6 / YPT-9". Golden Wings Flying Museum. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

^ "Stearman YPT-9B Cloudboy". Yanks Air Museum. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

^ "FAA REGISTRY [N795H]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

^ "FAA REGISTRY [N786H]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

^ Swanborough and Bowers 1963, p. 441.

References[edit]

Andrade, John (1979). U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 0-904597-22-9.
Swanborough, F.G; Bowers, Peter M. (1963). United States Military Aircraft since 1909. London: Putnam.
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. p. 2958.