Beechcraft Model 18

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The Beechcraft Model 18 (or "Twin Beech", as it is also known) is a 6- to 11-seat, twin-engined, low-wing, tailwheel light aircraft designed and manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. Continuously produced from 1937 to November 1969 (over 32 years, a world record at the time), over 9,000 aircraft were built, making the Model 18 one of the world's most widely used light aircraft. It was sold worldwide as a civilian executive, utility, cargo aircraft, and passenger airliner on tailwheels, nosewheels, skis, or floats, and also saw use as a military aircraft. The Model 18 was developed during the mid-to-late 1930s, primarily as a compact business aircraft and regional airliner. The prototype made its maiden flight on 15 January 1937 and gained type certification only seven weeks later. During and after World War II, over 4,500 Beech 18s were used for various military purposes, including as a light transport, light bomber (for China), aircrew trainer (for bombing...

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