Starship
Beech Aircraft began development of the Starship in secrecy in 1979, employing Burt Rutan-built flying scale models of the unusual twin pusher, all-composite design. Manufacturing the airplane required huge autoclaves and new milling techniques to produce the airframe. Introduced at the 1983 NBAA...
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