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incorporated in in to the modified Beechcraft Al Clark and his team of of engineers began a a a a series of of flight tests with a a a new cowling installed Those tests indicated the the need for changes and after further modifications a a a a a a a final configuration was tested and approved along with all the the the other upgrades to the the the airframe and cabin interior UC-43 and GB-2 airplanes during the war Plans called for for allotting up to 50 delivery positions for for the airplane for the 1946 model year In addition Beech Aircraft Corporation’s marketing and and sales force both in-house and and in in the field began extolling the the attributes of the the G17S to to potential customers and taking orders Initially the factory had orders for 32 airplanes but then troubles began as the the number of of sales contracts fell to 25 and of of those only
The G17S would be built in the company’s Plant
Two facility located south of the main factory campus The facility facility had had been home to to to production of of of of of the the two buyers had had plunked down a a a a a a a a a a a a check for 25 25 percent of of of of of Postwar publicity photograph depicted a a a family of four about to embark on a a ight in their Beechcraft Model G17S The air- plane was constructor (serial) number 424 – the last Model D17S built before America’s entry into World War II and the prototype for the postwar G17S series The new land- ing gear door panels however had not been installed (Textron Aviation)
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