Click to open image viewer. The Model 17, the first aircraft produced by the new Beech Aircraft Company of Wichita, Kansas, was a gamble for president Walter Beech and vice-president Ted Wells who was ...

The Beechcraft Staggerwing, introduced in 1932, was a unique five-seat biplane known for its "negative stagger" wing arrangement, which improved pilot visibility and facilitated retractable landing ...

Aircraft For Sale's "Today's Top Pick" is a 1944 Beechcraft D17S Staggerwing, available for $275,000. The Staggerwing is celebrated for its unique blend of Golden Age biplane design and advanced ...

On this day in aviation history, 93 years ago (November 4, 1932), the first flight of the Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing took place. The Model 17 was an American-built civilian/executive transport ...

In 1973, representatives of the staggerwing club approached Beech Aircraft chairwoman Olive Ann Beech with a plan: They wanted to create a museum dedicated to her company’s Model 17 Staggerwing, an ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Opera Kansas is taking people back to the 1930s to showcase women who made a mark on the aviation industry, including Olive Ann Beech. “Staggerwing” focuses on the historic ...

Lloyd Cizek points at his chest. "I had a little electrical problem, so they had to install an auxiliary power unit," he says, joking about his cardiac pacemaker. Cizek retired as a Northwest Airlines ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition – Beechcraft D17 Staggerwing The Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition rendition of the Beechcraft D17 ...