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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | General aviation |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Founders | Walter Beech Olive Ann Beech Ted A. Wells |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | List of models |
| Owner |
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| Website | beechcraft |
Beechcraft is an American brand of civil aviation and military aircraft owned by Textron Aviation since 2014,[1] headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. Originally, it was a brand of Beech Aircraft Corporation, an American manufacturer of general aviation, commercial, and military aircraft, ranging from light single-engined aircraft to twin-engined turboprop transports, business jets, and military trainers.[2][3] Beech later became a division of Raytheon and then Hawker Beechcraft before a bankruptcy sale turned its assets over to Textron (parent company of Beech's historical cross-town Wichita rival, Cessna Aircraft Company). It remains a brand of Textron Aviation.[4][5][6]
- ^ "Textron Completes Acquisition of Beechcraft". Textron. March 14, 2014.
- ^ Phillips, Edward H., aviation historian, BOOK: "Beechcraft: Pursuit of Perfection: A History of Beechcraft Airplanes," 1992, Flying Books, ISBN 0911139117, 9780911139112, retrieved May 16, 2017
- ^ Green, William, Gordon Swainborough, and John Mowinski, BOOK: "Modern Commercial Aircraft," 1987, Portland House, New York, ISBN 0-517-63369-8
- ^ Niles, Russ (February 19, 2013). "Beechcraft Corporation Emerges From Bankruptcy". AVweb. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
- ^ Ostrower, Jon and John Kell, "Textron in $1.4 Billion Deal to Acquire Beechcraft: Deal Would Combine Small Plane Maker Into Industrial Conglomerate," updated December 26, 2013, Wall Street Journal, retrieved May 16, 2017
- ^ McMillin, Molly, aviation reporter, "Textron buys Beechcraft in $1.4 billion deal," December 26, 2013, Wichita Eagle, retrieved May 16, 2017