Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing

Model 17 Staggerwing
1944 Beechcraft D17S
General information
TypeUtility aircraft
National originUnited States
ManufacturerBeech Aircraft Corporation
Primary usersUnited States Army Air Forces
Number built785
History
Manufactured1933–1949
Introduction date1933
First flightNovember 4, 1932
Vintage Wings of Canada Beechcraft D17S Staggerwing
1943 Beech D17S Staggerwing
Assembly line at the beginning of Staggerwing production; the sole A17F (with fixed landing gear) is being constructed in front of the frames of the first and second production B17Ls.
An F17D Model Staggerwing

The Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing is an American biplane with an atypical negative wing stagger (the lower wing is farther forward than the upper wing). It first flew in 1932.