There’s something about a Stearman, and when you add in a snappy paint scheme like this one has, you’ve got a real winner. This Stearman was photographed over Lake Geneva in 2007. If you had been able to attend any of the 23 annual National Biplane Association fly-ins, you would’ve been able to see many beautiful examples of these fine aircraft. Sadly, the expo held its last event in 2009. Editor Mike Collins wrote about it, and you can read the article online.—Jill W. Tallman
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Photo of the Day: Stearman with stripes
Monday, April 22nd, 2013Photo of the Day: Red Baron Squadron
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
There’s something thrilling about formation flying—especially when it’s pulled off by professionals who make it look like the art form it truly is.
Here you see three of the four Red Baron Squadron Stearmans in flight. Does Red Baron Squadron sound familiar? It should—the airshow act was once the living aviation embodiment of Red Baron frozen pizza. Sadly, Schwan Foods disbanded the airshow performers in 2007. You can read Senior Editor Al Marsh’s account of how the Red Baron Squadron practiced and performed in this article from AOPA Pilot.
Photo of the Day: Beech Staggerwing
Thursday, October 25th, 2012
With all of the turmoil surrounding Hawker Beechcraft these days, it’s time to pause, take a breath, and look at one of Beech’s most beautiful offerings: the Staggerwing. “For most pilots, the Beech Staggerwing reigns as the classic to beat all classics,” says AOPA Pilot Editor at Large Tom Horne in his October 1999 pilot report. And he’s right. Instantly recognizable–almost as much as the Piper Cub–the airplane was formally known as the “negative stagger Beech,” but you and I (and everybody else) just call it the Staggerwing.—Jill W. Tallman
Photo of the Day: Waco
Thursday, August 30th, 2012
This Waco, photographed near Kentmoor Airpark in Stevensville, Marlyand, is not only a beautiful specimen of a biplane—she’s a cover girl as well. She graced one of the covers of AOPA’s paper Airports Directory. The shot actually used for the directory cover shows her on final to the turf runway at Kentmorr. The airspace over the Chesapeake Bay is her playground in this photo.—Jill W. Tallman
Photo of the Day: Wonderful Waco
Thursday, July 19th, 2012
The Waco in this photo has a wonderful history behind it. As Alton Marsh explained in the October 2007 AOPA Pilot article “A Waco for Miss Johnston,” it was built in 1935 for a wealthy 24-year-old student pilot–and a lady, at that. Read the complete article to find out all the special touches she requested, including an increased fuel capacity of 75 gallons.
Photo of the Day: Beating the heat
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012
When it’s 100 degrees outside, the breeze afforded by flying an open-cockpit biplane like this 1930 Waco ASO could be the best air conditioning imaginable. Mike Fizer shot this image to accompany Al Marsh’s AOPA Pilot article, “Sky and Canvas,” about the American Barnstormers tour. The article was published in 2006, but the Barnstormers are touring this year, starting in August.–Jill W. Tallman
