On this day in aviation history, January 15, 1937, the Beechcraft Model 18 (the Twin Beech), one of the most popular twin-engine aircraft in aviation history, made its first flight. Over 9,000 Beech ...
French investigators believe the pilot of a vintage Beech 18S lost control during a take-off in tailwinds, exacerbated by wake turbulence from a formation of other aircraft departing the same runway.
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. N522B. Twin-engine business, feeder airline, and military transport monoplane. Two Pratt & Whitney Wasp, Jr. engines.