Carolyn Russo In the darkness of an early Saturday morning last June, we met at Culpeper Airport in Virginia, the home base of my friend Charles Maples' restored 1944 Beech D17S Staggerwing biplane.

Shortly after, Beechcraft released the Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing, the company's first aircraft. This aircraft was a success in the general aviation industry and was also converted into a ...

Beech Aircraft gained notoriety through the elegant lines of the Model 17 Staggerwing, a fast executive transport during the ...