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Stearman (other)
Stearman is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Josiah Stearman (born 2003), American chess master * Lloyd Stearman (1898–1975), American aviation pioneer * Richard Stearman (born 1987), English footballer * William Stearman (1813–1846) English cricketer * William L. Stearman (born 1922), American government official, aviator and author See also * Stearman Aircraft, a company founded by Lloyd Stearman ** Boeing-Stearman Model 75, a Stearman Aircraft biplane trainer commonly known eponymously as a Stearman *Sterman Sterman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * George Sterman (born 1946), American physicist * John Sterman, American academic See also * Sherman (name) * Stearman * Stermann {{Short pages monitor [Baidu] |
Josiah Stearman
Josiah P. Stearman (born 30 August 2003) is an American chess International Master (2021). Chess career In 2021, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. In 2021 Josiah Stearman ranked in 2nd place in North American Junior Chess Championship. In 2023 Josiah Stearman ranked in 4th place in American Continental Chess Championship and won the right to participate in the Chess World Cup. In 2023, in Baku Josiah Stearman participated in single-elimination Chess World Cup The FIDE World Cup is a major chess event organized by FIDE, the international governing body. History Three different formats have been used: *In 2000 and 2002, it was a multi-stage tournament, with a group stage consisting of 24 players in fo ... and lost in 1st round to Grandmaster Mikhail Antipov. In November 2023, he earned his final GM norm at the 1000GM 2023 NY GM A Fall Invitational in New York. He will be awarded the Grandmaster title once his rating surpasses 2500. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd Stearman
Lloyd Carlton Stearman (October 26, 1898 – April 3, 1975) was an American aviator, aircraft designer, and early aviation entrepreneur. Biography Stearman was born in Wellsford, Kansas. From 1917 – 1918, he attended Kansas State College (later renamed Kansas State University) in Manhattan, Kansas, where he studied engineering and architecture. In 1918, he left school to enlist in the U.S. Naval Reserve in San Diego, California; while there he learned to fly Curtiss N-9 seaplanes. During the mid-1920s Matty Laird, designer of the Laird Swallow aircraft, hired Stearman as a mechanic, giving him his first exposure to fixed-wing aircraft manufacturing. In 1925, Stearman and Walter Beech teamed up with Clyde Cessna to form the Travel Air Manufacturing Company. In 1926, Stearman left to form his own manufacturing company in California, Stearman Aircraft. In 1927, he moved the company back to Wichita. Following World War II, many Stearman PT-13 primary trainers w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Stearman
Richard James Michael Stearman (born 19 August 1987) is an English former professional footballer who is first team coach at Swansea City. He was a versatile defender, being able to play in any defensive slot although primarily a centre half or right-back. He spent majority of his career at Leicester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers. His career started at Leicester City, joining the academy in 1998, before turning professional in 2004, making his senior debut in the same year. He then joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2008, where he would stay for seven years, with a loan spell at Ipswich Town in 2013. He joined Fulham in 2015, staying there until 2017, he also had a loan spell back at Wolverhampton Wanderers during the 2016–17 season. Stearman then joined Sheffield United in 2017, in January 2020 after being released by United, Stearman joined Huddersfield Town where he stayed until June 2021. In August 2021 Stearman joined Derby County where he would stay for two years befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stearman
William Stearman (1813 – 11 April 1846) was an English cricketer who played during the 1830s and 1840s. He made 15 first-class appearances, mainly for Kent sides immediately before the formation of Kent County Cricket Club. Stearman was born at Aldborough in Norfolk in 1813,William Stearman CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-08-16. Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914'' (revised edition), p. 503. Available online at the |
William L
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stearman Aircraft
Stearman Aircraft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer in Wichita, Kansas. Although the company designed a range of other aircraft, it is most known for producing the Model 75, which is commonly known simply as the "Stearman" or "Boeing Stearman". History On 10 December 1926, Lloyd Stearman as president, Fred Hoyt as vice president, and George Lyle as secretary, chartered Stearman Aircraft, Inc. Aircraft fabrication took place in Venice, California, with final assembly and test flights taking place at Clover Field. Four C1 and C2 biplanes were built before production moved back to Wichita in 1927. On 1 October the company was renamed the Stearman Aircraft Company, after additional capital was raised by Walter P. Innes, Jr., and his business associates. The first aircraft constructed in the Wichita factory was a C2B, while adjacent to the factory was a 1390 foot runway. The C2M with mail pit, and a new model, the Stearman C3 followed. On 11 December, Stearman was nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boeing-Stearman Model 75
The Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 is an American biplane formerly used as a military Trainer (aircraft), 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 Aerial application, crop dusters and sports planes, and for aerobatics, aerobatic and wing walking use in air shows. Design and development In late 1933, Stearman engineers Mac Short, Harold W. Zipp, and J. Jack Clark took a 1931 Lloyd Stearman design, and added cantilever landing gear and adjustable elevator trim tabs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sterman
Sterman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * George Sterman (born 1946), American physicist * John Sterman, American academic See also * Sherman (name) * Stearman * Stermann {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
