Flying

Biplanes: If One Wing Is Good, Two Must Be Better

Early aviation featured both monoplanes, which offered aerodynamic advantages with thick cantilever wings (pioneered by Junkers), and biplanes. Biplanes became dominant due to practical benefits such ...
Flying

The Staggerwing was the Climax, and the End, of an Era

Late in 1932, the newborn Beech Aircraft Co. flew its first product, a five-seat biplane with a 420 hp radial engine and fixed landing gear enclosed in huge fairings. Walter Beech gave it model number ...
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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing

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 ...
Kotaku

Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition - Beechcraft D17 Staggerwing

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition - Beechcraft D17 Staggerwing The Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition rendition of the Beechcraft D17 ...
Florida Today

'It just looks scary:' Wing walkers train to fly atop WWII biplane at Titusville airport

Gutsy training session: Adjusting her goggles, Vania Costa buckled a black safety harness around her waist before clambering atop the upper wing of a World War II-era Super Stearman biplane. Then she ...