Beech Starship
03-27-2013, 10:23 AM
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Beech Starship
Found this sitting on the ramp at KACT as we waited for our passengers to arrive. The image quality isn't all that great. All I had with me was my iPhone.
Beech Starship by Aerophile, on Flickr
Beech Starship by Aerophile, on Flickr
03-27-2013, 11:04 AM
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GREAT!
prior related threads-
Raytheon's Starship
Beech Starship in Google Maps
P180 Avanti
The Starship was also the driver for development at Beechcraft (later Raytheon, and Hawker Beechcraft) which made them world leaders in composite production at the business level, Hawker 4000 and Beechcraft Premier as examples. I am not a great enthusiast of pusher designs because of the noise they usually make, but composites are here to stay in all levels of aircraft design.
prior related threads-
Raytheon's Starship
Beech Starship in Google Maps
P180 Avanti
The Starship was also the driver for development at Beechcraft (later Raytheon, and Hawker Beechcraft) which made them world leaders in composite production at the business level, Hawker 4000 and Beechcraft Premier as examples. I am not a great enthusiast of pusher designs because of the noise they usually make, but composites are here to stay in all levels of aircraft design.
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03-27-2013, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
Pretty bird and if I remember correctly - it had quite the sophisticated cockpit (avionics) back in the day.
One of Mangaged pilots is the highest time Starship pilot in the world. It's crazy!
03-27-2013, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by RI830
Google Image Result for http://www.museumofflight.org/files/imagecache/lightbox/TMOF%20Beech%20Starship-4_P2.jpg
One of Mangaged pilots is the highest time Starship pilot in the world. It's crazy!
One of Mangaged pilots is the highest time Starship pilot in the world. It's crazy!
So....what does a high time Starship pilot have?
Do you know where he got his time back in the day (I'm assuming it is all in his past experience)
03-27-2013, 03:22 PM
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if anyone has free 10 min...take a look at this, interesting clip.
Up Close with the Beechcraft Starship
ps she mentions a production number, which i dont think is accurate
Up Close with the Beechcraft Starship
ps she mentions a production number, which i dont think is accurate
03-28-2013, 03:47 AM
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Originally Posted by TurboDVR42
if anyone has free 10 min...take a look at this, interesting clip.
Up Close with the Beechcraft Starship
ps she mentions a production number, which i dont think is accurate
Up Close with the Beechcraft Starship
ps she mentions a production number, which i dont think is accurate
03-29-2013, 08:08 PM
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My instructor at FSI a few months ago was the FSI program manager for the Starship program and had all kinds of crazy stories about it. Sounded like a plane ahead of its time.
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