from Aero Digest, April, 1935:
The Beech Aircraft Corporation, Wichita, Kansas
• Four- or five-place biplane. ATC 560. Jacobs L-4 engine, 225 horsepower.
Span 32 feet. Length overall 24 feet 5 inches. Height overall 8 feet 6 inches. Wing area 273 square feet. Chord 60 inches.
Power loading 14 pounds per horsepower. Wing loading 11.5 pounds per square foot.
Empty [...]
from Aero Digest, April, 1935:
The Beech Aircraft Corporation, Wichita, Kansas
• Four-place biplane. ATC 548. Wright Cyclone R1820-F11 engine, 710 horsepower.
Span 34 feet 6 inches. Length overall 24 feet 2 inches. Height overall 8 feet 9.5 inches. Wing area 322 square feet. Chord 60 inches.
Power loading 7.5 pounds per horsepower. Wing loading 16.1 pounds [...]
from the April, 1935 Aero Digest:
• President, General Manager, and Sales Manager: Walter H. Beech. Vice-president:
R. K. Beech. Chief Engineer: T. A. Wells. Export representatives: Rogers-Jenkins & Co. (Pty.) Ltd., P. O. Box 654, Johannesburg, S. A. Amy Mollison, Grosvenor House, Park Lane, W.I., London England. Maurice Salle, 65 Rue Jacques Dulud Neuilly Sur Seine, [...]
a slightly smudged image, taken c. 1937:
Beechcraft B17E
Beechcraft 17?, NC17073
also taken at East Boston airport, based on the buildings in the background
Note the reverse stagger of the wings.
from Aero Digest, April, 1935:
The Beech Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kansas
• Four- or five-place biplane. Wright R760 E-1 engine, 285 horsepower.
Span 32 feet. Length overall 24 feet 5 [...]
