Stearman Cloudboy
The Stearman Model 6 Cloudboy was a 1930s American training biplane designed and built by the Stearman Aircraft Company of Wichita, Kansas.
History
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.
Variants
;Model 6A Cloudboy;Model 6C Cloudboy
;Model 6D Cloudboy
;Model 6F Cloudboy
;Model 6H Cloudboy
;Model 6L Cloudboy
;Model 6P Cloudboy
;YPT-9
;YPT-9A
;YPT-9B
;YPT-9C
;YBT-3
;YBT-5
;XPT-943
;X-70
Surviving aircraft
- 6002 – 6L airworthy at the Candler Field Museum in Williamson, Georgia.
- 6003 – 6L airworthy at the Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum in Hood River, Oregon. It was previously owned by the Golden Wings Flying Museum.
- 6004 – YPT-9B on display at the Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California. It was previously owned by the Boeing School of Aeronautics and was acquired by the museum in 1987.
- 6010 – 6C airworthy with Robert Lock of Lakeland, Florida.