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The Beech Aircraft Corporation, purchased by Raytheon Aircraft on February 8, 1980, and often called Beechcraft after the name they give their aircraft, is a manufacturer of general aviation and military aircraft, ranging from light single engine aircraft to business jets and light military transports. It was founded in 1932 by Walter H. and Olive Ann Beech.
They first set up in Wichita, Kansas, in an idle Cessna factory and, with Ted Wells, began their first aircraft, the Beech Staggerwing model 17R. Two hundred and seventy were manufactured for the U.S. Army during World War II.
After the war the Staggerwing was replaced by the Bonanza. Perhaps the best-known Beech plane, the single-engine Bonanza has been manufactured for more than 50 years.
In 1994 Raytheon merged Beech Aircraft with the Hawker product line they had acquired the previous year from British Aerospace, forming Raytheon Aircraft Company. Although the Beech company name is no longer in use, Raytheon continues to sell several aircraft models with the Beech name.
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Aircraft products
Beechcraft aircraft include:
Civilian
- Model 18
- Model 23 Musketeer and Sundowner
- Model 24 Sierra
- Model 33 Debonair
- Model 35 Bonanza
- Model 36 Bonanza
- Model 50 Twin Bonanza
- Model 55 & 58 Baron
- Model 60 Duke
- Model 65 Queen Air
- Model 76 Duchess
- Model 77 Skipper
- Model 90 King Air
- Model 95 Travel Air
- Model 99 Airliner
- Model 100 King Air and Model 200 & 300 Super King Air
- Model 400 Beechjet
- Model 1900 Commuter
- Model 2000 Starship
Military
- XA-38 Grizzly
- AT-7 Navigator
- C-6 Ute
- C-12 Huron
- C-43 Traveler
- C-45 Expeditor
- CT-128 Expeditor
- CT-134 Musketeer
- CT-145 Super Kingair
- RC-12 Guard Rail
- T-1 Jayhawk
- T-34 Mentor
- T-42 Cochise
- U-8 Seminole
- U-21 Ute
External links
- Raytheon Aircraft web site
- Aircraft-Info.net - Beechcraft
- RTP-TV AeroSpace Show: 1942 Beech C45 Aerobatic Video
- Beech Aero Club (Owners and Pilots Association)
- Patents owned by Beech Aircraft Corporation. US Patent & Trademark Office. URL accessed on December 5, 2005.
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