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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Beech Model 17, or "Staggerwing," launched in 1932 as Beech Aircraft's first product, distinguished by its unique negative stagger biplane design where the lower wing was positioned ahead of the ...

On this day in aviation history, 93 years ago (November 4, 1932), the first flight of the Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing took place. The Model 17 was an American-built civilian/executive transport ...

Lloyd Cizek points at his chest. "I had a little electrical problem, so they had to install an auxiliary power unit," he says, joking about his cardiac pacemaker. Cizek retired as a Northwest Airlines ...

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 ...