The Beechcraft Model 17 "Staggerwing," launched in 1933, was an innovative and luxurious private biplane featuring a unique "negative stagger wing" design that improved aerodynamics, visibility, and ...

“Staggerwing” tells the story of Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes, who competed and won the transcontinental Bendix Trophy Race in 1936, the first year that women were allowed to race in teams. They ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Opera Kansas is taking people back to the 1930s to showcase women who made a mark on the aviation industry, including Olive Ann Beech. “Staggerwing” focuses on the historic ...

Ivan Behel Sr. bolts out of the car and hurriedly walks over to a hangar at Lawrence Municipal Airport. He’s anticipating a reunion with a friend he hasn’t seen in more than a half century. He grins ...

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 ...

In a vibrant hangar at Wanaka Airport, a number of very significant aircraft restoration projects are underway. The hangar is home to Twenty24 Limited, an aircraft restoration and maintenance company ...

COFFEE COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Just over an hour outside of Nashville, an iconic aircraft brand has touched down in Middle Tennessee. The official home of the Beechcraft aircraft brand has made its ...

Pat Napolitano (far left) stands with World War II Col. Bud Anderson (middle) and Kelley Kreeger (right), Anderson's assistant in front of Chandler Executive Airport Terminal on April 10, 2018.

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition - Beechcraft D17 Staggerwing The Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition rendition of the Beechcraft D17 ...

When “Staggerwing” was performed by Opera Kansas as winner of the Zepick Modern Opera Competition in July 2021, its composers were certain it still had gas left in the tank. “People love the story,” ...