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ICT_SLB 19th Aug 2003 11:21

Starship donated to Museum
 
A Beech Starship was donated to the Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita this weekend. Photo & news item here:
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/local/6560364.htm

amchale 7th Apr 2021 15:22

Beechcraft Starship
 
Any Starship 2000A fans out there? I noticed that the Museum of Flight in Seattle recently posted a cockpit picture of their Starship (NC-42, N8158X), and it appears to have a TCAS system installed, looks like Bendix Cas 66A where the pressurization controls normally are located. I wasnt aware that any Starships came with TCAS. Anyone know anything about this? Was built that way new or was the TCAS added later? Where were the pressurization controls moved to?


Also, if anyone has any cockpit or cabin photos from your time flying the Starship, feel free to post them on this thread.

MarianA 10th Apr 2021 14:29

I love the looks of the thing. Even if I can't geek-along with your specific avionics question I would like to point to the card model kit of N514RS I designed a few years ago:

https://marian-aldenhoevel.de/beechcraft-starship/

treadigraph 10th Apr 2021 18:48

Blimey Marian, that looks like an excellent bit of work!

It was a super looking aeroplane, such a shame Beech pulled the plug on it...

Edit, sent it to a mate of mine who is a dab hand at making models - knowing him, he'll print it on plasticard and build it that way!

Fris B. Fairing 11th Apr 2021 01:28

Here is the cockpit of N786BP (NC-28) at the Queensland Air Museum.

N786BP

chevvron 11th Apr 2021 06:32

Noisy buggers like the Piaggio Avanti.

Asturias56 11th Apr 2021 07:32

Expensive, noisy externally - never caught on. If you wanted to make a splash you bought a jet, or a bigger jet

washoutt 11th Apr 2021 09:42

Mariana, beautiful model. Especially the curved leading edge halfway the wing is superbe!


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