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At about 75 mph and 2,000 feet above the northern Virginia countryside, the purpose of an old, open-cockpit biplane is immediately obvious. You look down on newly plowed fields and old woods.
- John Fleischman
The Curtiss JN biplane—invariably known as the Jenny—was the most widely flown U.S. Army training aircraft in World War I. It also was flown in large numbers by U.S. Navy and Marine Corps pilots and by Canadian airmen during and after the war.
Most barnstorming shows started with a pilot, or team of pilots flying over a small rural town to attract local attention. They would then land at a local farm (hence the term "barnstorming") and negotiate for the use of a field as a temporary runway from which to stage an air show and offer airplane rides.
Stunt flying, the performance of aerial feats requiring great skill or daring. (Read Orville Wright’s 1929 biography of his brother, Wilbur.) Stunt flying as a generic term may include barnstorming (see below), crazy flying (the performance of comedic aerial routines), or any spectacular or unusual.
Barnstorming aerial performers thrilled audiences in the 1920s with death-defying "aerobatic" stunts. Equipped with war-surplus airplanes and steely nerves, they toured the country giving many Americans their first in-person experiences with aviation.
Sep 27, 2010 · Morrill further acknowledged Noel’s judgment by telling him to fly the biplane out of the field. “We won’t barnstorm from here,” said Morrill. “The field is too small.”
Pilot: A retired captain for Continental Airlines, Bob Coolbaugh enjoys restoring and barnstorming Golden Age airplanes. “This airplane has almost 160 hours, and 95 hours are mine.
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