in the early 1900’s it might have been possible - the atmosphere was thicker and more oxygenated than it is now.
A normally aspirated radial engine with no supercharger should not be able to perform at 23,000’
There are problems still with MSFS’s global flight model.
Since SU7 emitting smoke place is repaired (at least for me)
But a new bug appeared: I have two smoke trails !
@ DEAN01973
In addition, two old bugs are surviving:
- Variometer indicates only the half value of climb/descent rate.
- In aerobatics, more you’re going vertical more smoke quantity decrease, and completely stops. Same in descent.
And much much more important:
- We absolutely need to be able to start/stop smoke with a key and/or a SimConnect event. When recording a video you need to start/stop smoke at precises moments. Toggling smoke lever precisely in these conditions is quite impossible. And if you’re in external view, you have to go back to cockpit view, toggle the lever and back to external !
Can’t be precise doing like that …
Not to mention if by miracle you did it, the cockpit view have to be cut when editing video to keep a continuous scene.
You absolutely have to solve this issue.
Thanks by advance because I’m sure you’ll find a way to do it.
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I’m afraid that doing that is much easier than typing it. It’s something I want to do, but it will be for the future I’m afraid.
The update was pulled before SU7 after SU6 broke the smoke ( why you see two trails ). The smoke is now fixed, but the SDK, which was also broken again with SU7, won’t compile the aircraft correctly so I cannot send it to be released.
In reply to other posts, you can indeed fly aircraft to heights greater than they’re supposed to go in both real life and in MSFS - that doesn’t change the fact that they’re not specifically designed for it.
Hi, I searched the thread but couldn’t find a reference to this: any idea why I can’t turn on the radio and transponder? Battery is on, avionics on, engine running… radio stays dark. Would be nice to be able to pick up AWOSs during a cross country, or use VATSIM flight following.
No idea whatsoever, working here, but the airplane hasn’t been updated since SU5 because the sim updates kept breaking it before the airplane updates could be processed. Check your sim assists though as, in another SU7 bug, they’re often reset to “All” which might take radio out of your hands.
Thanks. Strange… I thought maybe a conflict with some liveries I’d installed, but nope, removing everything in the Community folder (except the base Stearman) didn’t help.
I figured it was something to do with sim updates, but odd that it isn’t affecting everyone. Oh well, who needs a radio in a Stearman? I had to hand prop the first one I ever flew lol… I’ll just re-live my glory days. 
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I love this aircraft but it’s useless after SU7 broke what SU6 didn’t. I can start the engine with much difficulty but it will not stay running, at least on my machine. Please fix this broken bird.
Yeah, we know, although I thought it was still flying okay just without working smoke and the faired version. Will take a look at trying to get the update uploaded for Marketplace today 
Will it be available on other merchants also? I got mine from JustFlight.
The updated version with the faired Stearman added is already available from Just Flight, but the radio will need to be updated now after SU7, which is being done as I type this.
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Please also fix the strobe light effect on the right wing (green navigation light) which is missing currently.
Just an update here that the Stearman update has now been sent to the Marketplace for console and PC, with working smoke and radio once more. Let’s hope this time they don’t break it again before it’s cleared!
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Will we see a Stearman with a “Tom Cruise “ like person strapped to the wing. 
he is doing a stunt for MI8 with this plane.
BTW the Stearman is working in the new Beta for me, though I did not try smoke ( will look for a patch to arrive)
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There has to be something with this update that MS doesn’t consider appropriate. Why else would it be held up again? Hard lesson learned about buying through the marketplace. I was really looking forward to the Cannibal Queen version.
LouP
It’s on its way and there’s nothing wrong with the aircraft updates - it’s the sim updates that have broken it again and again ( effects, then radios ). I didn’t want them updating a good airplane with a broken one.
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I love the Stearman! It is now flying exactly as I remember in RL (When I turn down alieron for reduced rollrate) 
. Thank you @DEAN01973 ! So I just leave this here…
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Stearman update is being released to the Marketplace on December 17th 2021! 
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Nice…glad to hear it. Thanks for the update!
I downloaded the update on both Xbox and PC, will test during the weekend.
The new version of the plane looks really cool.
Is it faster because of better aerodynamics and airflow ?