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The postwar Beechcraft Model 35 was a major success for the company and continued in series production until 1982 after 10,403 had been built.
(Edward H. Phillips Collection)
remained in production until 1961. The Model 50 series was a major success with 883 airplanes of all versions rolling off the assembly lines from 1951-1961.
In 1961 the Twin Bonanza was replaced by the Model 95-55 “Baron” that first flew in 1960. It was a significant technical improvement over the earlier Model 95 “Travel Air” built from 1956- 1968 in three versions – 95, B95, D95A and E95. During the next few decades, many versions of the popular Baron were produced – the A55-B55, 95-C55 and D55; E55 and the powerful but rare 56TC Turbo Baron and A56TC Turbo Baron, of which only 93 were manufactured.
Next came the Model 58 Baron that mated the highly popular six-place cabin of the A36 Bonanza with the proven airframe of the E55 Baron. By 1986 more than 1,400 Model 58 aircraft had been built. The turbocharged Model 58TC was introduced in 1975 and was soon joined by the pressurized Model 58P in 1976. As of 2022, the current production version is the G58 Baron.
Beech Aircraft introduced the Model 23 “Musketeer” in 1963. The single-engine, four-place monoplane was designed to
The Beechcraft Model A65 Queen Air marked the next generation of twin-engine, cabin-class airplanes built by the company as executive and military trans- ports. (Textron Aviation)
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In 1937 the company’s product lines expanded with introduction of the twin- engine Beechcraft Model 18 that was destined to become one of American aviation’s most iconic and versatile designs. (Edward H. Phillips Collection)