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The following is a list of all aerospace models produced by
Beechcraft since its inception in 1932.
Models
Beechcraft Bonanza , the manufacturer's most-produced model with over 17,000 examples
Model 16 – Single-engined, all-metal training aircraft
[1]
Model 17 Staggerwing – Single-radial-engined fabric-covered biplane utility aircraft, tailwheel landing gear
[1]
Model 18 Twin Beech – Twin-radial-engined all-metal utility aircraft, tailwheel landing gear
[1]
Model 19 Musketeer Sport – Lower-powered trainer developed from Model 23, rear seat optional, fixed tricycle landing gear
[1]
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Model 22 – Unbuilt high speed bomber
[3]
Model 23 Musketeer/Custom/Sundowner – Single-engined all-metal utility aircraft, fixed tricycle landing gear
[1]
[2]
Model M-23N – Unbuilt carrier based scout bomber
[3]
Model 24 Super/Sierra – Higher-powered development of Model 23; Super R and Sierra have retractable landing gear
[1]
[2]
Model 25 – Prototype twin-engined trainer entered production as the Model 26
Model 25J – Unbuilt twin engine observation airplane
[3]
Model 26 Wichita – Twin-engined trainer built primarily of wood
Model 026 – Unbuilt observation airplane
[3]
Model 28 Grizzly – Prototype twin-engined attack aircraft
Model 33 Debonair/Bonanza – Development of Model 35 with conventional tail, initially marketed as Debonair, rebranded as Bonanza in 1968
[1]
[4]
Model 34 Twin-Quad – Prototype small airliner; the largest aircraft ever built by Beechcraft
[1]
Model 35 Bonanza – Single-engined utility aircraft, retractable tricycle landing gear, V-tail
[1]
Model 36 Bonanza – Lengthened development of Model 33 with conventional tail
[1]
[5]
Model 38P Lightning – Experimental turboprop utility aircraft.
[1]
Model 40 – Twin-engined Bonanza, only one produced, two engines driving one propeller
[1]
Model 45 Mentor – Tandem two-seat single-engined military trainer produced for U.S. military as T-34
[1]
Model 46 – Twin-engined trainer for the United States Air Force as T-36A, program canceled, prototype built but not flown
[1]
Model 50 Twin Bonanza – Twin-engined utility aircraft;
[1] despite its name, it is mostly a new design using only a few Bonanza subassemblies
[6]
Model 55 Baron – Twin-engined high-performance utility aircraft; derived from the Model 95 Travel Air
[1]
Model 56 Baron – Turbocharged variant of the Model 55
[1]
Model 58 Baron – Lengthened development of Model 55 with dual rear passenger doors; pressurization offered
[1]
[7]
Model 60 Duke – Twin-engined high-performance utility aircraft
[1]
Model 65 Queen Air – Twin-engined transport aircraft; derived from the Model 50 Twin Bonanza
[1]
Model 70 Queen Air – Twin-engined transport aircraft; derived from the Model 65
[1]
Model 73 Jet Mentor – Prototype for two-seat tandem jet trainer
[1]
Model 76 Duchess – Twin-engined four-seat trainer developed from Model 24 Sierra with new T-tail
[8]
Model 77 Skipper – Single-engined two-seat primary trainer with fixed tricycle landing gear
[1]
Model 79 Queen Airliner – Variant of the Model A65 for regional airlines, not built
[1]
Model 80 Queen Air – Twin-engined transport aircraft; Model 65 with swept tail
[1]
Model 87 – One Model A80 with turboprop engines.
[1]
Model 88 Queen Air – Twin-engined transport aircraft; Model 80 with pressurised 10-seat cabin
[1]
Model 89 Queen Airliner – Variant of the Model A80 for regional airlines, not built
[1]
Model 90 King Air – Twin-turboprop-engined transport aircraft, developed from the Queen Air 88
[1]
Model 95 Travel Air – Twin-engine development of the Model 35 Bonanza using Model 45 Mentor tail;
[1] more closely related to Bonanza than similarly named Twin Bonanza
[9]
Model 99 Airliner – Twin-turboprop-engined small airliner; derived from the Queen Air 80
[1]
Model 100 King Air – Twin-turboprop-engined transport aircraft, developed from the King Air 90
[1]
Model 112 – 1957 twin-turboprop project, not built
[1]
Model 115 – 85% size concept prototype for the Model 2000
[1]
Model 120 – 1962 twin-turboprop project, not built
[1]
Model 200 Super King Air – Development of the King Air 100
[1]
Model 220 Denali – Single-turboprop high-performance utility aircraft
[10]
Model 300 Super King Air – Development of the King Air 200
[1]
Model 390 Premier – Twin-turbofan-engined utility aircraft
Model 400 Beechjet – Twin-turbofan-engined utility aircraft, originally designed and manufactured by Mitsubishi
[1]
Model 1001 – Target drone produced for U.S. military as AQM-39
[11]
Model 1019 – Target drone produced for U.S. military as AQM-37
[11]
Model 1025 – Drone later MQM-25
[11]
Model 1074 Pave Eagle – Drone variant of the Model 33 Bonanza for use by the U.S. military as the QU-22A
Model 1079 Pave Eagle II – Drone variant of the Model 36 Bonanza for use by the U.S. military as the QU-22B
Model 1300 – Proposed 13-seat commuter variant of the Model B200. 14 airframes delivered.
Model 1900 Airliner – Twin-turboprop-engined airliner development of Model 200 Super King Air
[1]
Model 2000 Starship – Twin-turboprop-engined utility aircraft with canard configuration and pusher propellers
[1]
Model 3000 Texan II – Military turboprop trainer
Project Design Numbers
PD.208 - Prototype for the Model 99
[1]
PD.289 - Became the Model 76 Duchess
[1]
PD.290 King Air 400 - Experimental conversion of a King Air 200.
[1]
United States military designations
Designation
Model Number
Description
XA-38 Grizzly
Model 28
Three-seat heavy attack aircraft
[12]
AT-7 Navigator
Model 18
Navigation trainer
[13]
AT-10
Model 18
All-wood version of the AT-7
[13]
AT-11 Kansan
Model 18
Bomber/Gunnery training
[13]
C-6
Model 90
Light transport
[14]
C-12
Model 200
Utility transport
[15]
C-43 Traveler
Model 17
Utility transport
[16]
C-45 Expeditor
Model 18
Utility Transport
[16]
F-2
Model 18
Photographic reconnaissance
L-23 Seminole
Model 50
Utility and liaison transport
[18]
L-23F
Model 65
Utility transport
[18]
T-7 Navigator
Model 18
Re-designation from AT-7
[19]
T-11
Model 18
Re-designation from AT-11
[19]
T-34 Mentor
Model 45
Primary/basic trainer
[20]
T-36
Model 46
Advanced trainer, one built but not flown
[1]
T-42 Cochise
Model 55
Pilot conversion trainer
[21]
T-44
Model 90
Instrument trainer
[22]
T-1 Jayhawk
Model 400
Pilot jet training
T-6
Model 3000
Turboprop trainer
U-8 Seminole
Model 50
Re-designation from L-23
[23]
U-21 King Air
Model 90
Army utility
[24]
U-22
Model 36
Intelligence-gathering
[24]
U-25
Model 200
Army utility
[24]
GB
Model 17
Utility transport for US Navy
[25]
JB
Model 17
Utility transport for US Navy
[27]
JRB
Model 18
Naval version of the C-45/F-2
[28]
SNB
Model 18
Naval version of AT-7/AT-11
British military designations
Expeditor - Model 18 (C-45)
[30]
Traveller - Model 17 (C-43/GB)
[31]
Canadian military designations
Other products
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ar Simpson 1991, pp. 38-53
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c Marsh, Alton K. (5 April 2002).
"Budget Buys - Affordable Luxury" . www.aopa.org .
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association . Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
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d Parmerter, Robert K. (2004). Beech 18: A Civil & Military History . Tullahoma, Tennessee: Staggerwing Museum Foundation. p. 484.
ISBN
0-9748312-0-4 .
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"Bonanza F33A - Ticket to Adventure" . www.aopa.org .
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association . 5 February 1998. Retrieved 29 July 2019 .
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"Beechcraft Bonanza" . www.aopa.org .
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association . 9 October 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2020 .
^ Bedell, Peter A. (5 September 1999).
"Beech Twin Bonanza: A Legend Roars On" . www.aopa.org .
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association . Retrieved 26 February 2021 .
^ Bedell, Peter A. (December 5, 2010).
"Hawker Beechcraft Baron G58: The Baron Turns 50" . aopa.org .
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association . Retrieved February 24, 2021 .
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"Beechcraft Duchess" . avweb.com . 5 August 2005. Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
^ Bedell, Peter A. (5 October 2002).
"Beech Travel Air: Baron Lite" . www.aopa.org .
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association . Retrieved 26 February 2021 .
^ Siebenmark, Jerry.
"Second Beechcraft Denali Completes First Flight" . Aviation International News . Retrieved 2022-08-15 .
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References
Andrade, John M (1979). U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909 . Leicester, England: Midland Counties Publications.
ISBN
0-904597-22-9 .
Simpson, R.W. (1991). Airlife's General Aviation . Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing.
ISBN
1-85310-194-X .
Swanborough, Gordon; Bowers, Peter M. (1976). United States Navy Aircraft since 1911 (2nd ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
ISBN
0-87021-968-5 .
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