Beech Aircraft and Their Predecessors

'Well, we've got an airplane. Now let's see if we can sell a couple!', Walter 11 Beech said one day, when considering the brand new Beech 17 Staggerwing his engineers had just designed. As a tremendous salesman, Walter H Beech had only one idea in mind all his life, market and sell the best aircraft in the world. More than sixty years after the Beech Aircraft Company had been established, the least we can say is that the Beech adventure was quite a success. To date, more than 50,000 aircraft have been delivered to countless customers throughout the world, ranging from the elegant Model 17 Staggerwing to the innovative Model 2000 Starship, not to mention the ubiquitous Model 18 and Bonanza. In fact, the aircraft designed by the Wichita-based company not only won the respect of their owners but had became a true reference in the aviation world and today, more than ever, Bccchcraft remains deeply committed in the research for perfection.