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IN HISTORY
Bygone Beechcrafts
Beech Aircraft Corporation had long been recognized as a leader in the design of general aviation aircraft, but along with its successes there have been a number of would-be Beechcrafts that never made it to market.
by Edward H. Phillips
– Part Two
The Model T36TC first flew in 1979 and held promise as a fast, comfortable six-place Beechcraft sporting an attractive T-tail empennage, turbocharged 325-hp Continental engine and a pressurized cabin. The sole prototype, shown here flown by engineering test pilot Lou Johansen, did not feature a pressurized cabin. The program was canceled in 1980.
(BEECHCRAFT CORPORATION; SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES, WICHITA STATE UNIVER- SITY LIBRARIES)
24 • KING AIR MAGAZINE
OCTOBER 2022
