Beachcraft Model 18 Twin Beech, Hamilton Standard 6533A-21S - Price Before Discount £1175 | AEROART.CO.UK
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Fantastic, Original Condition World War II era propeller blade from a Beechcraft Model 18 “Twin Beech” aircraft
The Beechcraft Model 18 (or "Twin Beech", as it is also known) is a 6- to 11-seat, twin-engined, low-wing, tailwheel light aircraftmanufactured 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 were built, making it one of the world's most widely used light aircraft. Sold worldwide as a civilian executive, utility, cargo aircraft, and passenger airliner on tailwheels, nosewheels, skis, or floats, it was also used as a military aircraft.Imported from the USA, guaranteed,
Imported from the USA, guaranteed authentic and taken from a real flying aircraft. Can be mounted for an extra cost on a range of bases, the colour of which can be chosen prior to ordering - call or email for details
Advert is for propeller blade only, delivery available at an extra cost
All items are authentic and once taken from a real flying aircraft. Most of them are Timexed, which means they have a fulfilled their service life. They are non-airworthy, supplied with no workshop paperwork or logbooks and are for display purposes ONLY.
International buyers please make contact first before placing an order.
During and after World War II, over 4,500 Beech 18s were used in military service—as light transport, light bomber (for China), aircrew trainer (for bombing, navigation, and gunnery), photo-reconnaissance, and "mother ship" for target drones—including United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) C-45 Expeditor, AT-7 Navigator, and AT-11 Kansan; and United States Navy (USN) UC-45J Navigator, SNB-1 Kansan, and others. In World War II, over 90% of USAAF bombardiers and navigators trained in these aircraft.
In the early postwar era, the Beech 18 was the pre-eminent "business aircraft" and "feeder airliner". Besides carrying passengers, its civilian uses have included aerial spraying, sterile insect release, fish stocking, dry-icecloud seeding, aerial firefighting, air-mail delivery, ambulance service, numerous movie productions, skydiving, freight, weapon- and drug-smuggling, engine testbed, skywriting, banner towing, and stunt aircraft. Many are privately owned, around the world, with 240 in the U.S. still on the FAA Aircraft Registry in August 2017.
