Written by Tom Sullivan
As featured on page 77 in the March 2012 issue.
Watch a flight video, additional photos, and excepts from the magazine review.Originally designed as a military trainer in the 1930s, the Stearman’s flight characteristics and ruggedness have made it a mainstay of air shows and barnstomers for decades. The aircraft is so popular that you would be hard-pressed to attend an airshow where one didn’t appear.
The Super Stearman was an evolution of the original design that doubled the horsepower and added an extra set of ailerons to improve the roll…