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Walter Beech together with his wife Olive established the Beech Aircraft Corporation during 1932. In late 1950 Walter Beech died ...

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With the Model 17 well established, Beech began in 1935 the development of a six/eight-seat commercial transport identified as the ...

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The rapid expansion of US training facilities in 1941 created a sudden need for trainer aircraft at a time when ...

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The Beech Model 28 merits brief mention as an unusual project for this manufacturer. Two examples of a twin-engined attack ...

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The Beech Model 35 Bonanza was the founder member of a remarkable family of aircraft, not only for the fact that ...

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In 1948 Beech built as a private venture a two-seat trainer evolved from the V-tail civil Bonanza. It differed primarily ...

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Similarly to the Model 35 Bonanza, the Model 50 was advanced for its day, but the Model 50 was ...

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On 28 August 1958 Beech flew the prototype of the new Beech Model 65 Queen Air business aircraft. Designed to meet ...

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Despite the large demand for the V-tailed Model 35, there were many potential buyers who considered this tail unit to ...

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The 'leap-year' Beech Model 95-55 Baron, first flown on 29 February 1960, was developed from the earlier Modet 95 Travel Air. ...

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Showing a general similarity to the earlier Bonanza/Debonairfamily, the prototype Beech Model 23 Musketeer was fiown for the first time on ...

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In early 1963 Beech had started flight tests of an aircraft, then identified as the Beech Queen Air Model 65-80, which ...

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Beech entered the field of pressurised general aviation aircraft following a first flight of the Beech Model 60 Duke on 29 ...

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A third member of the Bonanza family was introduced in 1968, in the form of the Model 36 six-seat utility ...

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The Beech Model 100 King Air was added to the range of Beech corporate transports when initial deliveries were made in ...

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On 27 October 1972, Beech flew the prototype of a new and improved member of the King Air family which ...

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The soundness and success of the Beech King Air 200 design prompted Beech to explore a jet-powered version. This was ...

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The Beech Aircraft Corporation acquired in December 1985 the Diamond II executive jet from Mitsubishi, and it is now marketed ...

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To provide a new generation of corporate transports, Beech looked to Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites Inc. to design and produce ...

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