The following is a list of all aerospace models produced by Beechcraft since its inception in 1932.

Model Numbers

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][2]
  • 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 200, not built
  • 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[17]
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][26]
JB Model 17 Utility transport for US Navy[26][27]
JRB Model 18 Naval version of the C-45/F-2[17][28]
SNB Model 18 Naval version of AT-7/AT-11[29]

British military designations

  • Expeditor - Model 18 (C-45)[30]
  • Traveller - Model 17 (C-43/GB)[26][31]

Canadian military designations

Other products

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Simpson 1991, pp. 38-53
  2. 1 2 3 Marsh, Alton K. (5 April 2002). "Budget Buys - Affordable Luxury". www.aopa.org. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Parmerter, Robert K. (2004). Beech 18: A Civil & Military History. Tullahoma, Tennessee: Staggerwing Museum Foundation. p. 484. ISBN 0-9748312-0-4.
  4. ↑ "Bonanza F33A - Ticket to Adventure". www.aopa.org. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. 5 February 1998. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Beechcraft Bonanza". www.aopa.org. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Beechcraft Duchess". avweb.com. 5 August 2005. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  9. ↑ Bedell, Peter A. (5 October 2002). "Beech Travel Air: Baron Lite". www.aopa.org. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  10. ↑ Siebenmark, Jerry. "Second Beechcraft Denali Completes First Flight". Aviation International News. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  11. 1 2 3 Andrade 1979, pp. 234-235
  12. ↑ Andrade 1979, p. 35
  13. 1 2 3 Andrade 1979, p. 41
  14. ↑ Andrade 1979, p. 95
  15. ↑ Andrade 1979, p. 96
  16. 1 2 Andrade 1979, pp. 64-65
  17. 1 2 Swanborough & Bowers 1976, p. 41.
  18. 1 2 Andrade 1979, p. 134
  19. 1 2 Andrade 1979, p. 164
  20. ↑ Andrade 1979, p. 166
  21. ↑ Andrade 1979, p. 168
  22. ↑ Andrade 1979, p. 169
  23. ↑ Andrade 1979, p. 172
  24. 1 2 3 Andrade 1979, p. 173
  25. ↑ Andrade 1979, p. 193
  26. 1 2 3 Swanborough & Bowers 1976, p. 412.
  27. ↑ Andrade 1979, p. 198
  28. ↑ Andrade 1979, p. 199
  29. ↑ Swanborough & Bowers 1976, p. 42.
  30. ↑ Andrade 1979, p. 241
  31. ↑ Andrade 1979, p. 247

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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