The Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing is an American biplane noted for its negative wing stagger, with the lower wing set farther forward than the upper wing. Walter Beech left Curtiss-Wright in 1932 to found Beech Aircraft Corporation in Wichita, Kansas, and the Model 17 was the new company's first project: a fast biplane with an enclosed cabin designed for business executives, first flown on 4 November 1932. Its retractable landing gear, careful streamlining, light weight and powerful radial engine let it perform well. It was sold on the civil market for transport and air racing, used by allied forces in World War II, and kept in civilian production until 1949, with 785 built.
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Lead, first flight
It first flew in 1932
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is an American biplane with an atypical negative wing stagger
Specifications (Beech Model D17S)
Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 "Wasp Junior" radial engine
Lead, production end
continued in civilian production until 1949
Lead, units built
with 785 having been produced
Specifications (Beech Model D17S), empty weight
Empty weight: 2,540 lb (1,152 kg)
Specifications (Beech Model D17S), gross weight
Gross weight: 4,250 lb (1,928 kg)
Specifications (Beech Model D17S), maximum speed
Maximum speed: 212 mph (341 km/h
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Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing is an American biplane with an atypical negative wing stagger
Development
set up a new company, Beech Aircraft Corporation, based in Wichita, Kansas
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