Beech Queenair
Back in the early nineties Jim Hazelton endorsed me on old AMG (B80). What a delightful aircraft that was. As we settled in prior to departure Jim looked around and commented that this was the aircraft (previously an Air Ambulance) that transported him from Orange to Sydney (after he had suffered an aortal aneurysm). Wonderful man, great memories.
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I think CFI was registered to Civils before 68 as I flew it for Civils on 14/2/67.
I had been flying DHQ for Muir Aviation.
Flew CFD on 16/2/67 and agree it was one nicely equipped Queenair.
I had been flying DHQ for Muir Aviation.
Flew CFD on 16/2/67 and agree it was one nicely equipped Queenair.
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You're correct, I'd mistakenly used a photo caption date. VH-CFI was first registered on 22.6.1965 and (if I'd bothered to look) appears in my logbook first in December 1966!
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You're correct, I'd mistakenly used a photo caption date. VH-CFI was first registered on 22.6.1965 and (if I'd bothered to look) appears in my logbook first in December 1966!
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What model was the pick of the Queenair’s to fly?
Must have been an interesting place in the 60’s at the Beechcraft factory, with Beech 18’s, Queenairs, B99 and B90 rolling down the production line.
Must have been an interesting place in the 60’s at the Beechcraft factory, with Beech 18’s, Queenairs, B99 and B90 rolling down the production line.
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We had a few of them over the years both original engines and the Excalibur conversion. I found the A80 and B80 to be the nicest to fly with the Excalibur's being like flying a big Baron.
the Excalibur's being like flying a big Baron.
Nice photos, btw.
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Who operated VH-RUU, is was used to do aerial photography at various mine sites in the mid 80's.
Civil Flying Services Moorabbin still had a Queenair on charter work in 1987, Jock Gardener used to fly it.
Civil Flying Services Moorabbin still had a Queenair on charter work in 1987, Jock Gardener used to fly it.
In my many moves, I’ve lost my all early logbooks so can’t even remember the registration but I flew a Queenair on mapping photography missions for the Army, had a very pleasant 4 months in Vanuatu in the winter of 1984. The outfit I worked for was based in Essendon and had two of these beauties set up with Wild RC-10 cameras.
Agreed, it was a proper gentleman’s aeroplane. Although high altitude performance was not its forte… I recall the struggle to get to FL200.
Has Beechcraft ever made any aeroplanes which were not joys to fly.?
Agreed, it was a proper gentleman’s aeroplane. Although high altitude performance was not its forte… I recall the struggle to get to FL200.
Has Beechcraft ever made any aeroplanes which were not joys to fly.?
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Went through my old PNG Album, hoping to find if I had taken any photos of the two Queenairs that Douglas Airways once operated. Long before I got there, of course. One was, for the entire time I was with Dz, sitting in the maintenance hangar supposedly almost 'out of a major inspection.' Unfortunately, no piccy of it!
This is the only photo I have of 'the other one.' I believe that after Dz went bagarup it was cut up for scrap, along with a GAF Nomad which was in a similar condition.
I have no idea what happened to the 'Hangar Queen.'
This is the only photo I have of 'the other one.' I believe that after Dz went bagarup it was cut up for scrap, along with a GAF Nomad which was in a similar condition.
I have no idea what happened to the 'Hangar Queen.'
Who operated VH-RUU, is was used to do aerial photography at various mine sites in the mid 80's.
Don't want to tar all Twin Bananas with the same brush as the only one I flew was VH-CLO which Jetair acquired from Connellans and it was a horrible machine. Loved the Baron, Queenair and Bonanza though.
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learned to fly in 19s with a 180 hp upgrade. (And a few 23s)
Wonderful trainer. It was a pussycat until one did something stupid, at which point it stalled and broke into a real spin if you didn’t do something correct quickly.
Early on in training, we did recoveries from fully developed spins because if one tried a “Cessna recovery”, one would end up a smoking hole in the ground.
Wonderful trainer. It was a pussycat until one did something stupid, at which point it stalled and broke into a real spin if you didn’t do something correct quickly.
Early on in training, we did recoveries from fully developed spins because if one tried a “Cessna recovery”, one would end up a smoking hole in the ground.
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You’ve obviously never been forced to fly a pressurized Baron.
It is obviously overweight, despite being ok “by the book”
I love my 421. It is a consummate aircraft. I really like other beech twins (even the 18s and T-Bones {gotta like three in the front} ) but 55s, unpressurized B58s and even duchess’ are really nice planes.