The Beechcraft Model 17 "Staggerwing," launched in 1933, was an innovative and high-performance private aircraft, distinguished by its unique "negative stagger wing" design and advanced features like ...

Planes of Fame Air Museum's June 6 Hangar Talk highlights the Golden Age of Aviation with flights by the Beech Staggerwing, ...

Today's Top Pick is a 1944 Beechcraft D17S Staggerwing, lauded for its unique blend of golden-age biplane aesthetics and advanced, age-defying features. The Staggerwing stands out with its retractable ...

Click to open image viewer. The Model 17, the first aircraft produced by the new Beech Aircraft Company of Wichita, Kansas, was a gamble for president Walter Beech and vice-president Ted Wells who was ...

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 ...

The legendary Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing takes to the skies in a stunning flight demonstration. First introduced in the 1930s, the Staggerwing became famous for its distinctive negative stagger ...

In 1973, representatives of the staggerwing club approached Beech Aircraft chairwoman Olive Ann Beech with a plan: They wanted to create a museum dedicated to her company’s Model 17 Staggerwing, an ...

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 ...