WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Opera Kansas is taking people back to the 1930s to showcase women who made a mark on the aviation industry, including Olive Ann Beech. “Staggerwing” focuses on the historic ...

Let us paint the scene for you. The year is 1944, and you're fresh back at home in the U.S. after a tour in the Pacific theater of World War II as an F4F Wildcat pilot during the Battles of the Coral ...

In 1973, representatives of the staggerwing club approached Beech Aircraft chairwoman Olive Ann Beech with a plan: They wanted to create a museum dedicated to her company’s Model 17 Staggerwing, an ...

Cast members of Staggerwing rehearse the opera about the flight of aviatrixes Louis Thaden and Blanche Noyes as they competed for the transcontinental 1936 Bendix Trophy Race. The shows will be will ...

Recently a friend sent me a blurb from another aviation magazine about the restoration of a Beech Staggerwing — arguably the ultimate classic airplane — by the Kansas Aviation Museum. He knew I’d be ...

The Kansas Aviation Museum will open its new Beechcraft exhibit to the public today from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit – Beechcraft: A Legacy – will feature the Wichita-based company and brand from its ...

This collection contains a pictorial history of the development, design, manufacture, shipment, and delivery of Beech Model 17s. The material consists of photos showing details of engineering drawings ...

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 ...

Get a look at the Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing in this latest trailer for Microsoft Flight Simulator. The Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing is available now in the Microsoft Flight Simulator ...