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 Model 17 "Staggerwing" was an innovative 1930s luxury private aircraft, distinctive for its "negative stagger wing" design, retractable landing gear, and high performance for its era.

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 ...

Bob Hoff, an 85-year-old Southeast Idaho farmer and one of the last active pilots of one of aviation’s most celebrated ...

Let us paint the scene for you. The year is 1944, and you're fresh back at home in the U.S. after a tour in the Pacific theater of World War II as an F4F Wildcat pilot during the Battles of the Coral ...

The Kansas Aviation Museum will open its new Beechcraft exhibit to the public today from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit – Beechcraft: A Legacy – will feature the Wichita-based company and brand from its ...