AeroSuperBatics Wingwalkers
Country
UK
Size
2/4 Aircraft
Base
Rendcombe Aerodrome
AeroSuperBatics Wingwalkers, formerly recognized as the Breitling Wingwalkers, stand as the sole aerobatic formation Wing Walking team across the globe. With a notable sponsorship affiliation with Breitling lasting from 2011 to 2019, the team dazzled spectators under the banner of Breitling Wingwalkers. Prior to this, they showcased their skills as Team Guinot, the Utterly Butterly Wing Walking Display Team, and the Crunchie Wing Walking Display Team, reflecting the varying partnerships they embraced over time.
AeroSuperBatics, established in 1989 by Vic Norman, a seasoned aerobatics pilot, boasts a fleet of four iconic Boeing-Stearman Model 75 biplanes and a talented team of five pilots. Their captivating airshows feature two, three, or four planes executing thrilling aerobatic maneuvers, as skilled female athletes gracefully perform acrobatic feats while suspended from posts above the wings.
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Boeing-Stearman Model 75
The Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 is a biplane formerly used as a military trainer aircraft, of which at least 10,626 were built in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s. Stearman Aircraft became a subsidiary of Boeing in 1934. Widely known as the Stearman, Boeing Stearman, or Kaydet, it served as a primary trainer for the United States Army Air Forces, the United States Navy (as the NS and N2S), and with the Royal Canadian Air Force as the Kaydet throughout World War II. After the conflict was over, thousands of surplus aircraft were sold on the civilian market. In the immediate postwar years, they became popular as crop dusters and sports planes, and for aerobatic and wing walking use in air shows.
The Kaydet was a conventional biplane of rugged construction, with a large, fixed tailwheel undercarriage, and accommodation for the student and instructor in open cockpits in tandem. The radial engine was usually not cowled, although some Stearman operators choose to cowl the engine, most notably the Red Baron Stearman Squadron.
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