Beechcraft Bonanza

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An early-model Bonanza.

The Beechcraft Bonanza is one of the most important civil aircraft in aviation history. First produced in 1945 by the The Beech Aircraft Corporation it is still in production as of 2004. Before 1982 the Bonanza (model 35) had a signature V-tail. However, the V-tail had a fatal in-flight failure rate 24 times that of the conventional-tailed variant, the Debonair. The Bonanza was essentially dropped from production and the Debonair was renamed Bonanza model 36. The twin-engine variant of the Bonanza is called the Baron whereas the Twin Bonanza is a completely different aircraft.

Development

At the end of World War II two aircraft emerged that were hoped to launch a major postwar civil aviation industry. These were the Cessna 195 and the Beechcraft Bonanza. The Cessna 195, with its seven cylinder radial engine and fixed undercarriage, was little more than a continuation of prewar technology. the Beechcraft Bonanza, however, with its more powerful, more manageable, horizontally-opposed six cylinder engine, streamlined shape, retractable undercarriage and low-wing configuration, was more like the the great fighters developed during the war. The Cessna was unable to compete with the more-advanced Bonanza (although it was the progenitor of the highly successful Cessna 172 and its variants). The Bonanza became one of the most popular civil aircraft ever and is, superficially, little-changed today.

Operational history

Variants

Model 33 Debonair/Bonanza

E33
F33A
F33C

Model 35 Bonanza

A35
B35
C35
D35
E35
G35
H35
J35
M35
N35
P35
S35
V35
- V35 TC
- V35A
- V35A TC
- V35B
- V35B TC

Model 36 Bonanza

A36
- A33 TC
- UA-22A
- QU-22B

Specifications (D35)

General Characteristics

Crew: one, pilot
Capacity: three passengers
Length: 25 ft 2 in (7.67 m)
Wingspan: 32 ft 10 in (10.00 m)
Height: ft in ( m)
Wing area: 178 ft² (16.5 m²)
Empty: 1,675 lb (760 kg)
Loaded: lb ( kg)
Maximum takeoff: 2,725 lb (1,236 kg)
Powerplant: 1x Continental E-185-11, 205 hp (153 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 191 mph (306 km/h)
Range: 779 miles (1,247 km)
Service ceiling: ft ( m)
Rate of climb: 1,100 ft/min (335 m/min)
Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
Power/Mass:

External link

American Bonanza Society (http://www.bonanza.org/)

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