Beechcraft Staggerwing – Review, Specs and History of Timeless Classic!
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Published 2024-02-01
00:00 Intro
00:54 Model 17 History
03:08 Staggerwing Interior
03:44 Staggerwing Engine
05:37 Beechcraft Staggerwing Fuselage
07:38 End Of Production
All Comments (21)
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I exist because of this plane. In 1933, Beech Aircraft hired a homeless man to help fill the orders for Staggerwings. This man was then able to marry his sweetheart. They had a son in 1937. That child was my father.
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Absolutely one of the most beautiful aircraft to ever fly!
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My neighbor has a 17D. He often flys around on nice days. That is one of the most beautiful aircraft I have ever seen and heard. Can’t beat the sound of the radials.
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Sometime during my elementary school years, I was invited over to a new friends house out in the country. His father had a beautiful yellow airplane. Long afterward, I learned it was a Staggerwing. I have been in love with them ever since. (I am now 71)
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I got a ride in one of those when I was about 8 years old. I just about wet my pants I was so happy with the sound and feeling that the plane gave to the occupants. I'm sure the experience of flying in one of them hasn't diminished at all since then. Timeless
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I got to fly in a Staggerwing Beach in the 1980’s. One of my Dad’s friends from Alaska owned it, and trusted his flight instructor with it, my Dad. We had an amazing time flying over Western Washington with it from Seattle to Mt. Rainier to Mt. St. Hellens and back.
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It is my opinion that this is by far the most beautiful aircraft ever designed and flown.
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The antique Staggerwing is one sweet bird to fly! It and the Spartan Executive are the most under-rated Civil aircraft even built. You have work hard to run either of them into the ground. Get 'em "messed-up" in the air-just take your hands and feet off the controls and they'll right themselves if you have any altitude.
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I am 91 loved the Beech Still Do
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Saw a couple of these at an airshow last year. Beautiful planes, also sound fantastic.
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I was fortunate enough to get a few hours in a D-17S, N711ZZ. Joe Kittinger was the PIC, and allowed me to fly with him on some trips. Rambling Rosie was an amazing airplane!
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My Flight instructor, John Krueger of Redlands Airport/City of Redlands, Has the oldest flying Beech Staggerwing. It was the first Staggerwing produced and was originally owned first by Beech, and then sold a couple of years later. After being in a wreck just recently he is now in the process of replacing all of the cloth, he has rebuilt/replaced everything else so when he is finished it will have had a complete rebuild.
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My flight instructor rebuilt a D17 Staggerwing back in the 60's. A very cool airplane. Never saw it completed, but did help him doing a run test on the Jacobs radial engine.
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Such a beautiful, classic and timeless airplane the Beech 17 is. It first flew in 1932, and I can only imagine what the people of the day thought of it. Just imagine being able to buy a new Staggerwing today for only $250,000. The 17 looked like it was doing 150 kts. while sitting on the tarmac.
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This was a fun and excellent review of a gorgeous aircraft. Thanks for sharing
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Love the stagger wing Beach, beautiful plane.😊
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Wonderful history video. Thanks for your work. Much enjoyed!
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Stag wings are just beautiful .
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Worked at Glendale, AZ airport in 1976. A genleman had a Beech Staggerwing that he rebuilt from the ground up. As part of its maiden flight after the restoration he made a high speed low pass down the runway. Very impressive. And the sound it made..........
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I worked at the Calgary airport as a helicopter mechanic in 1973 and the company shared a hangar with several aircraft, one of which was a impeccable bright yellow Staggerwing, with wine coloured leather interior. such a dominating aircraft design, all those 182's and 310's paled in significance to that beauty
