When I was a kid, I heard more than one pilot call the V tail Bonanza, "the
fork-tailed doctor killer".
On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 9:44 PM Bill Pearce <billcpearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jim,
>
> Glad you enjoyed yourself, I would like to have been there. It does, though
> make me sad that the museum and event isn't in Wichita, where most of these
> things were born.
>
> The V tail Bonanza was a handful to fly unless you were an experienced
> pilot. It was once said here that, "If it weren't for the Beech Bonanza, we
> would be up to our a** in doctors and lawyers." That's because more than a
> few were lost because the Bonanza was a handful for a low time pilot with a
> big ego and wallet to match. With the conventional tail, most of the
> problems were solved.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Nichols
> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 5:18 PM
> To: LUG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: [OM] IMG: A Few from the Beech Party
>
> Each year at about this time the Beech airplane enthusiasts throw a
> Beech Party in Tullahoma, where they enjoy each others company and all
> things Beech. The airplanes have been arriving for several days.
> Today, I snapped a few examples of the airplanes that brought it all about.
>
> The pride and joy of the Beech enthusiasts is the BE-17 Staggerwing,
> built in the 1930s and 1940s. This photo was too far away to show the
> details of craftsmanship, but it was the best I could do today.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Red+Staggerwing.tif.html
>
> The follow-on to the Staggerwing was the Twin Beech, built for the Army
> and Navy in a number of configurations during WWII, and produced for the
> civilian market in the 40s and 50s. The Pratt & Whitney R-985 450 hp
> radial powered most of the Staggerwings and the Twin Beech, though some
> were converted to turboprops later.
> This one was caught on a low pass down the runway.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Twin+Beech+in+Flight.TIFF.html
>
> After WWII, Beech developed the Bonanza for the civilian market. The
> original had the butterfly tail shown here, while the later models
> featured a conventional tail.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Red+Bonanza.TIFF.html
>
> And when pilots get together, frequently they want to do things that are
> not a part of their daily routine, such as formation flying and low
> passes down the runway. This formation contained the military trainer
> version of the Bonanza, the T-34, along with a Bonanza.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/T-34+and+Bonanza.tif.html
>
> All shot from a distance with the E-1 and Takumar 135/3.5.
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
> --
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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