Beechcraft Bonanza
Beechcraft Bonanza BE33 (OO-JKM) taking off in the UK. This aircraft is equipped with optional wingtip fuel tanks to extend range.
Type	Civil utility aircraft
Manufacturer	Beechcraft
Designed by	Ralph Harmon (lead engineer)
Maiden flight	1945-12-22
Introduced	1947
Status	Active service
Produced	1947-present
Number built	>17,000
Unit cost	≈US$700,000 (2006)
Variants	Bay Super V Bonanza

The Fork Tailed Doctor Killer. A 1965 S35 version, this is an example of the popular V-Tailed Bonanza

BE33 (N567M) at Cambridge Bay Airport, Nunavut, Canada

The Beechcraft Bonanza is one of the most important civil aircraft in aviation history. Introduced in 1947 by The Beech Aircraft Corporation, as of 2007 it is still being produced by the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon Aircraft. More than 17,000 Bonanzas have been built. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1749x1156, 351 KB) Beechcraft Bonanza Be33 (Belgian registration OO-JKM) taking off at Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, England. ... An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, and/or spacecraft. ... The Beech Aircraft Corporation, purchased by Raytheon Aircraft on February 8, 1980, and often called Beechcraft after the name they give their aircraft, is a manufacturer of general aviation and military aircraft, ranging from light single engine aircraft to business jets and light military transports. ... The Maiden flight of an aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 3. ... Beginning in the late 1940s Bay Aviation (formerly Oakland Aeromotive) produced nine twin-engine conversions of the Beechcraft Bonanza called the Super V Bonanza. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 2058 KB) Author: Tom Fleischman. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 2058 KB) Author: Tom Fleischman. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 764 KB) N567M Beechcraft Bonanza F33A (BE33) Picture taken 10th June 1999 at 00:35 MDT (10th June 1999 06:35Z) at Cambridge Bay Airport, Nunavut, Canada File links The following pages link to this file: Beechcraft Bonanza ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 764 KB) N567M Beechcraft Bonanza F33A (BE33) Picture taken 10th June 1999 at 00:35 MDT (10th June 1999 06:35Z) at Cambridge Bay Airport, Nunavut, Canada File links The following pages link to this file: Beechcraft Bonanza ... Cambridge Bay Airport is located at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut. ... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut: Nunavut our strength or Our land our strength) Official languages Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French Flower Purple Saxifrage Tree Bird Rock Ptarmigan Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (Independent) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 1 (Nancy Karetak-Lindell) 1 (Willie... General aviation (abbr. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1947: Events March March 14 - Saudi Arabian Airlines begins regular services. ... The Beech Aircraft Corporation, purchased by Raytheon Aircraft on February 8, 1980, and often called Beechcraft after the name they give their aircraft, is a manufacturer of general aviation and military aircraft, ranging from light single engine aircraft to business jets and light military transports. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is a major United States military contractor based in Waltham, Massachusetts. ...

Development

Designed by a team led by Ralph Harmon, the original model 35 Bonanza was the first truly modern high-performance personal aircraft: a very fast, all-metal, low-wing monoplane at a time when most light aircraft were still made of wood and fabric. The model 35 featured retractable landing gear and its signature V-tail, which made it both highly efficient and the most distinctive private aircraft in the sky. The prototype 35 Bonanza made its first flight on December 22, 1945, with the first production aircraft debuting as 1947 models. An Airbus A380, currently the worlds largest passenger airliner An aircraft is any vehicle or craft capable of atmospheric flight. ... In aviation, the undercarriage or landing gear is the structure (usually wheels) that supports an aircraft and allows it to move across the surface of the Earth when it is not flying. ... The V-tail of a Belgian Air Force Fouga Magister In aircraft, a V-tail (sometimes called a butterfly tail) is an unconventional arrangement of the tail control surfaces that replaces the traditional fin and horizontal surfaces with two surfaces set in a V-shaped configuration when viewed from the...

At the end of World War II two all-metal aircraft emerged, the 35 Bonanza and the Cessna 195, that represented very different approaches to the premium-end of the postwar civil aviation market. With its high wing, seven cylinder radial engine and fixed undercarriage, the Cessna 195 was little more than a continuation of prewar technology; the 35 Bonanza, however, was more like the great fighters developed during the war. Featuring a more powerful and easier to manage horizontally-opposed six cylinder engine, a rakishly streamlined shape, retractable undercarriage and low-wing configuration, the Bonanza captured the public's imagination, as well as the premium light plane market. The Cessna was unable to compete with the more advanced Bonanza (although it was the progenitor of the highly successful Cessna 172 and its variants, which dominated the lower end of the light plane market for decades). Combatants Allied Powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Axis Powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33... 1951 Cessna 195 The Cessna 190 and 195 are light single engine general aviation aircraft which were manufactured by Cessna between 1947 and 1954. ... The radial engine is an internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders point outward from a central crankshaft like the spokes on a wheel. ... In aviation, the undercarriage or landing gear is the structure (usually wheels) that supports an aircraft and allows it to move across the surface of the Earth when it is not flying. ... 1951 Cessna 195 The Cessna 190 and 195 are light single engine general aviation aircraft which were manufactured by Cessna between 1947 and 1954. ... In fluid dynamics, a streamline is the path that an imaginary massless particle would make if it followed the flow of a fluid in which it was embedded. ... Cessna 172RG Cessna 172 instrument panel 1964 Cessna 172E 1965 Cessna F172G 1971 Cessna 172 The early Cessna 172 Skyhawks had no rear window and featured a square fin design, like this 1957 model 1977 Cessna 172M Cessna 172R Panel of C-GLFC The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four...

Over time, Beech's implementation of the V-tail proved to have design flaws causing weakness under extreme load. Accident analysis showed the V-tail Bonanza had a fatal in-flight failure rate 24 times that of the conventional-tail variant, the model 33 Debonair (called the 33 Bonanza after 1967). In 1982 the V-tail Bonanza was dropped from production, though more than 6,000 V-tail models are still flying today. All were either built with a larger, strengthened tail, or are subject to a FAA Airworthiness Directive that requires reinforcement and ongoing inspections of the tail structure. In general aviation circles, the epithet "fork-tailed doctor killer" became a familiar denigration of the V-tail model. The phrase plays on Luftwaffe references to the Lockheed P-38 Lightning as the "fork-tailed devil," but it mainly derides physicians' perceived lack of piloting experience (due to little spare time available) and a tendency to buy expensive high-performance planes that are a poor fit for inexperienced pilots. In spite of the problems with the tail and the subsequent perception problems in some general aviation circles, many B35 Bonanzas are still flying. A B35 Bonanza that is in compliance with all of the pertinent Airworthiness Directives is a safe aircraft which is coveted by pilots worldwide for it's performance, handling, speed and comfort. This is a list of aviation-related events from 1982: Events January January 8 - the Airbus A300 is certified, becoming the first wide body airliner with cockpit accommodations for only two to be certified. ...   FAA redirects here. ... An Airworthiness Directive (commonly abbreviated to AD) is a notification to aircraft owner/operators of a known safety issue with a particular model of aircraft, engine, avionics or other system. ... The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was one of the most important American fighters of the Second World War. ... An Airworthiness Directive (commonly abbreviated to AD) is a notification to aircraft owner/operators of a known safety issue with a particular model of aircraft, engine, avionics or other system. ...

The straight-tail model 33 continued in production until 1995. Still built today is the model 36 Bonanza, a longer-bodied, straight-tail variant of the original design, introduced in 1968. As of 2006, a new 36 Bonanza costs nearly $700,000, considerably more than newer competitors such as the Cirrus SR22. Nevertheless, new Bonanzas remain very popular among those who can afford them, while older models command very high resale values. This is a list of aviation-related events from 1995: Events A Concorde sets a new speed record for a round-the-world flight. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1968: Events January January 21 - a US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashes in the sea near Thule AFB Greenland, carrying four nuclear weapons. ... 2003 Cirrus SR22 The Cirrus Design Corporation is an aircraft manufacturer founded in 1984 by Alan and Dale Klapmeier. ...

All Bonanzas share an unusual feature: the yoke and rudder pedals are interconnected by a system of flexible bungees which assist in keeping the airplane in coordinated flight during turns. The bungee system allows the pilot to make coordinated turns using the yoke alone, or with minimal rudder input, during cruise flight. On takeoff increased right-rudder pressure is still required to overcome torque and P-factor. In the landing phase the bungee system must be over-ridden by the pilot when making crosswind landings and cross-controlled inputs are required to keep the nose of the airplane aligned with the runway centerline without drifting left or right. This feature started with the V-tail and persists on the current production model. Coordinated flight is the act of an airplane moving with the least resistance (drag) through the air. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Moment (physics). ... P-factor is an aerodynamic phenomenon experienced by a moving propeller with a high angle of attack that produces an asymmetrical center of thrust[1] // The p-factor is caused by the difference in angle of attack between the ascending and descending blades of a rotating propeller blade. ... It has been suggested that Slip landing be merged into this article or section. ... A slip is an aerodynamic state where an aircraft is moving sideways as well as forward relative to the oncoming wind. ...

The twin-engine variant of the Bonanza is called the Baron, whereas the Twin Bonanza is a different design and not based on the original single-engine Bonanza fuselage. Beechcraft model 58 Baron Beechcraft Baron BE55 The Beechcraft Baron is a light-medium twin-engine piston aircraft originally developed by Beech Aircraft Corporation and currently manufactured by the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon Aircraft. ... The Beechcraft Model 50 Twin Bonanza was designed as an executive transport for the business market and a utility transport for the U.S. Army. ...

Variants

Model 33 Debonair/Bonanza (BE33)

• 35-33 (1960)
• 35-A33 (1961)
• 35-B33 (1962-1964)
• 35-C33 (1965-1967)
• 35-C33A (1966-1967)
• E33 (1968-1969)
• E33A (1968)
• E33C (1968-1969)
• F33 (1970)
• F33A (1970-1994)
• F33C (1970)
• G33 (1972-1980)

Model 35 Bonanza (BE35)

• 35 (1947-1948)
  • T-34 Mentor
• A35 (1949)
• B35 (1950)
• C35 (1951-1952)
• D35 (1953)
• E35 (1954)
• F35 (1955)
• G35 (1956)
• H35 (1957)
• J35 (1958)
• K35 (1959)
• M35 (1960)
• N35 (1961)
• P35 (1962-1963)
• S35 (1964-1965)
• V35 (1966-1982)
  • V35 TC (1966-1967) - turbocharged engine
  • V35A (1968-1969)
  • V35A TC (1968-1969) - turbocharged engine
  • V35B (1970-1982)
  • V35B TC (1970) - turbocharged engine

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Model 36 Bonanza (BE36)

Beechcraft A36 Bonanza modified with the Soloy turboprop conversion

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• 36 (1968-1969)
• A36 (1970-2005)
• A36TC (1979-1981) - turbocharged engine
• B36TC (1982-2002) - turbocharged engine and extended wing
• G36 (2006-present) - glass cockpit update of the A36 with the Garmin G1000 system
• UA-22A
• QU-22B
• Soloy A36 - standard aircraft modified by Soloy with an Allison 250 turboprop engine

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International Variants

• Parasto - this is the standard F33 (1970) variant of the Bonanza that Iran has reverse engineered and is manufacturing.^[1][2][3]

Popular culture

• A Beechcraft B35 Bonanza was the aircraft Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper died in when the aircraft crashed in the middle of a snowstorm (see The Day the Music Died).
• On 7 February 1981, Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak crashed his turbocharged A36TC Bonanza on takeoff from Santa Cruz Sky Park. NTSB investigation found that he was not endorsed to fly high performance aircraft. (NTSB report).
• On 19 March 1982, Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Randy Rhoads was killed while flying a Beechcraft Bonanza with pilot Andrew Aycock and band maid Rachel Youngblood.
• On March 31, 1984, Robert J. Moriarty flew the Beechcraft V-35 Bonanza, N111MS, owned by Mike Smith of Mike Smith Speed Conversions in Johnson, Kansas, through the arches under the Eiffel Tower in Paris. [4]video
• On March 13, 2006, Game Show host Peter Tomarken used his Bonanza A36 to pick up a person who needed treatment at the UCLA Medical Center when his plane suddenly crashed into the Santa Monica Bay. He and his wife were killed in the crash (NTSB preliminary report).

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Military Operators

• Argentina, Brazil, Haiti, Iran, Israel, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Spain, United States

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Specifications (1953 model D35)

Data from Quest for Performance^[4]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 3 passengers
• Length: 25 ft 2 in (7.67 m)
• Wingspan: 32 ft 10 in (10.01 m)
• Height: 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
• Wing area: 178 ft² (16.5 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,675 lb (760 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,725 lb (1,236 kg)
• Powerplant: 1× Continental E-185-11, 205 hp (153 kW)
• Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0192
• Drag area: 3.48 ft² (0.32 m²)
• Aspect ratio: 6.20

Performance

• Maximum speed: 191 mph (166 knots, 306 km/h)
• Stall speed: 63 mph (55 knots, 101 km/h)
• Range: 779 mi (677 nm, 1,247 km)
• Rate of climb: 1,100 ft/min (5.6 m/s)
• Lift-to-drag ratio: 13.8

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References

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External links

• American Bonanza Society
• The history of the development of the Bonanza
• History of the V-tail safety issue

Related content

Related development

• Bay Super V Bonanza
• Beechcraft Travel Air
• Beechcraft Baron
• IAI Paratsu
• T-34 Mentor

Comparable aircraft

• Messerschmitt Bf 108
• Mooney M20
• Piper Comanche

Designation sequence

• Beechcraft: 25 - 26 - 28 - 33 - 34 - 35 - 36 - 38 - 45 - 50
• U.S. Military: U-19 - U-20 - U-21 - U-22 - U-23 - U-24 - U-25

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of the United States
• List of utility aircraft

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