The Beechcraft Model 17 “Staggerwing” cuts an unusually sleek profile through aviation ... of course, is Finnish, not Nazi.) The only information I was able to find were a couple of photos of it.

This 1944 Beechcraft D17S Staggerwing Is a Capable Classic ‘AircraftForSale’ Top Pick Beechcraft took the biplane concept to an extreme with its high-performance 1930s design.

Other stock Beechcraft Staggerwings won two major air races in Miami in 1936. In 1937, Jacqueline Cochran set a 1,000-kilometer speed record averaging more than 320 kph (200 mph). Staggerwings also ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. That “1939 airplane” is a Beech Model 17 “Staggerwing ...

This ’44 Beech D-17S Staggerwing Is the Ancestor of All ... 20:35 UTC • By: Benny Kirk. 16 photos. Photo: Platinum ... the Model 17 was one of the first single-engine private passenger ...

The aircraft type was called Staggerwing because its top wing is set slightly aft of the bottom one. Aimed at the corporate market, it debuted in 1932 for $14,000 and up. During the aircraft's 15 ...