On Tue, 13 Jan 2015 15:51:16 +0000, Charles Lindbergh
wrote:

On Tue, 13 Jan 2015 08:23:40 -0700, Old Geezerr wrote:

Staggerwing

According to Wikipedia, the early prototype models had fixed gear.

"Fixed gear prototype made first flight on November 4, 1932.

By 1934, Beechcraft had designed and built four models. They were the 17R (420
hp Wright engine); the A17F (690 hp Wright engine); the A17FS (710 hp Wright
engine); and the B17L (225 hp Jacobs engine). All were fixed gear models with
the exception of the B17L, which had a pneumatically retractable undercarriage.
Of the three models, the B17L proved best suited to meet the market demands, and
became the first production model."

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcr...17_Staggerwing


Thanks for the info.


Dave:
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