Beechcraft

The Beech Aircraft Corporation, purchased by Raytheon Aircraft on February 8, 1980, and often known as Beechcraft, 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 show in Wichita in an idle Cessna factory and, along with Ted Wells, began working on their first aircraft; the Beech Staggerwing model 17R. 270 of this aircraft were manufactured for the U.S. Army during world war 2.

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.

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External links

• Raytheon Aircraft web site
• Aircraft-Info.net - Beechcraft