Beechcraft Bonanza Turns 70

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Advertisement, circa 1947.

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Another.

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Specs of the iconic V-Tail variant which sadly, is no longer in production.

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Instrument panel then...

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...and now.

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2017 Bonanza

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One of the infamous turboprop conversions.

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Discontinued Twin Bonanza

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Comfy modern interior

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1/4 scale RC model

QT Asian not included

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Another turboprop conversion.

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bump

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Ten years ago at a small airpport in Los Alamos, one bonanza landed on top of another one.
Neither new the other was there untill they converged and were able to land nested together.

>Price of a new one is $700k
Fuck me.

>>1003420

You can find a used one for around $30K if you're savy enough.

>>1003415
>>1003415
dear fuck, I don't know whether to laugh or cry

a full carbon fibre/ composite variant would be nice

>>1003331

>"sassy"

topkek

>>1003322
MMmm yes.

>>1003327
Why are they infamous?

>>1003607

Generally hated by the pilot community.

>>1003608
god i fucking hate those conversions look like piper meridians or shit like that

>>1003318

Did the V-Tails have stability issues or some shit?

>>1003328
aww, that thing's so cute

>>1003316

What the hell is a horse doing at an airport?

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https://www.aso.com/listings/spec/ViewAd.aspx?id=154572&listingType=true&IsInternal=True&pagingNo=1&searchId=26295559&dealerid=

1949 A35 Bonanza for sale on ASO. Someone buy this shit.

>>1003415
>how_a_new_bonanza_is_made.jpg

>>1005358

She was asking for it.

>>1005356

>67 years old

How is this shit still airworthy.

>>1003415
daddy, how are bonanzas made?

>>1005356
Is that an ADF on top?
The more I look at it, the more it looks fucking retarded

>700 000 USD
That means you need to be 70% of a millionaire to own one. How awful.

>>1008065
The same way 67 years old cars are still road worthy. Good maintenance. Plus you can usually upgrade electronics i.e. safety systems if needed.

>>1008065
>>1010354
Also, probably overdesigned af

>>1005356
I could actually afford that without too much trouble...

Just need to get my PPL first.

>>1003308
doctor killers

What's the purpose of slanty elevators/rudders?

The v-tail? it has less drag due to fewer intersections around the tail.

The Bonanza has a reputation for not being stable in the yaw axis, and people try to blame the v-tail, but it's actually the length of the tailboom that's the issue- not the v-tail.

>>1003327

What are those wingtips? Extended range?

>>1010511

Combined surfaces, two vs three reduces drag..

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>>1010470

pls explain

>>1011391
When a daddy airplane likes a mommy airplane....

>>1011594

No faggot.

Why are Bonanzas "doctor killers"?

Why do single prop planes still exist?
Isn't a bit like flying a helicopter without knowing how to autorotate?

>>1012170
I thought Cessna 310R was the doctor killer

>>1012185
>>1012170
Bonanza are Doctor killers because generally only docs can afford them and, also from personal experience, doctors are the worse pilots. They're used to being in charge and can take any criticism or pointers without getting ass hurt. The new doctor killer are SR20s and 22.

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>>1012654

fuck

>>1003308
Beechcraft is like the shittiest aircraft manufacture.
I'm not dissing Beech because of an opinion, It's because of facts. Besides, I own a Beech Travelair.
But, every single one of their planes has serious wing issues.

Take the T-34 (military bonanza) for example, there are at least 5 wing ADs. The North American T-28, which came out at the same time has 0 wing ADs. Matter of fact, the T-28A only has 3 ADs total. One for the Hamilton Standard prop (AD is for every HamStand prop in the US regardless of the aircraft), another AD for a engine data plate stamp, and the last AD for a nose gear inspection.

At the beginning of Vietnam, the Douglas A-26 was having wing failures from fatigue and stress cracks. Guess who built the wings on contract for Douglas. That's right, Beechcraft.
Coincidence?

>>1012170
They are called doctor/lawyer killers because when they first came out, they had magnesium ruddervator hinges that corroded like there was no tomorrow. So, a bunch started falling out of the sky within a few years after it came out. And the only people who were flying them at that time were doctors/lawyers.

It's an awesome device. I loved it when I flew my IR with it. It simple to operate, pretty fast, felt like an american car - apart from the doors, which are flimsy.

It'll always have a special place in my heart.

>>1011391
>>1012170

Because it's a fast "complex" aircraft. Doctors and not professional pilots fly only occasionally, so they're not always extremely confident with it.

Especially those with v-tails are more demanding to fly compared to your, say, cirrus sr22.

All the same, it's a beautiful device, albeit expensive to rent.

>>1013784

Shittier than manufacturers in China in India?

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Oh 4chan/jewgle is stepping up with their captchas right now

>>1003322
>Pitot heat on
>KLAX on the map
HAHAHAHA LMAO

>>1003308
As a newfag I thought these were the models that crashed and killed many celebrities in the 50s-70s

>>1012177
huh?

they're orders of magnitude more economical to fly than anything else, and safe if flown correctly. You're uninitiated in GA so i'll forgive your ignorance.

>>1004221
>implying pilot isn't a wealthy ranch owner who landed on one of his fields