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| Bonanza | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Beech S35 Bonanza | |
| General information | |
| Type | Civil utility aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Beechcraft |
| Status | In service |
| Number built | 18,542 (at end of 2023)[1][2][3] |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1947–present |
| Introduction date | 1947[4] |
| First flight | December 22, 1945 |
| Developed into | Beechcraft T-34 Mentor Beechcraft Travel Air Bay Super V Fuji KM-2 |
The Beechcraft Bonanza is an American general aviation aircraft introduced in 1947 by Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. The six-seater, single-engined aircraft is still produced by Beechcraft and has been in continuous production longer than any other aircraft in history.[5][6] More than 17,000 Bonanzas of all variants have been built,[7][8] produced in both distinctive V-tail and conventional tail configurations; early conventional-tail versions were marketed as the Debonair.[8][9]
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