Wow! Beautiful restoration. Quite a piece of work especially after that 2nd fire. Dad is sitting upstairs smiling. Thanks for the tour. Have a nice time. Stay safe ☆
now that's how ya review an old airplane !! Browne, that was outstanding !! The Staggerwing has always been one of my favorites. Beech has had it going on for over at least 84 years. What a history.
Dang, Juan, you have the gift of giving each owner the feeling that the dream that has become their contribution to aviation history is alive, well, and worth the time, money, and love they have invested.
In the 1970's I rode in the baggage compartment behind the rear seat in a Stagerwing, from Western Nebraska to Rockford Il. Yes, I was a good bit smaller back then. LOL! Sadly it later crashed killing the owner and his family.
What a beautiful machine. The Stagger Wing is one of my "dream" airplanes. I've flown lots of Beechcrafts, but never the SW. Someday?! Great video Juan.
A Staggerwing Beech. I didn’t know there were any of those left! This one is a doozy. All I have from Beechcraft is a scarf I was given by Mrs Beech when I went to KingAir school. Thanks Juan 👍
Thanks Juan! Another great video of a stunning aeroplane! Made all the more personal by the lovely story from Mark & Ron. Wonderful, looks like she's just come out of the factory!! 😍
When I was 10 years old I took my first airplane ride in my uncles red Staggerwing out of the Nut Tree Airport in Vacaville CA. It was so much fun and a memory I will have forever!
Fantastic plane, great report, wonderful memories. I'm 76, and still flying. In 1980 I went to Oshkosh with my late friend, Rom Cochi . You remind me so much of Rom because he had the same enthusiasm for flying. I had only been flying for 3 years then but Rom was retired Air Force who had flown the F86 and F100. He knew every airplane and we'd walk around all day while he'd explain the history of all the old airplanes.
I love seeing this beautiful plane and with the modern updates the plane has come into the future with the melding of technologies that seem thought through very deliberately. I like where they can use newer systems to make maintenance less expensive and easier to maintain. What is something like this insured for?
Juan, you pack more interesting technical information into an 11 minute video than anyone else on the internet. What a great airplane, and I hope there's another generation behind these brothers that will keep it flying for years to come.
You give the best coverage of aircraft & U tube has been a disappointment covering Oskosh 2022 becouse it's walk by video without the thorough coverage . Thank you so much. All your content is excellent.
JUAN, Hello, nice Beech STAGGERWING, my instructor , has told me GEORGE MENNEN, of MENNEN PRODUCTS owned one,,DAVID ORRECK also owned & flew one ,, how many are still flying? Nice sounding radial engine, stay well,🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Let me get this right---- the F Model is lighter weight, with bracing struts on the tail, has a smaller engine and with fuel injection, she cruises faster and gets 19GPH economy as opposed 24GPH with the 450 HP R985. That is amazing, how did the original purchase costs compare? Thanks for bringing us to see this beautiful classic, Juan. God Bless and stay safe.
One of the best Playboy essays ever written was "Staggerwing and Me", the journey to deliver by an English Professor who wrote and flew part time delivering planes. (about 1972?) It's a stand alone article and great writing about the experience.
19 gallons an hour. Now look at the 75 gallons an hour each engine of a B25 uses at cruise.I am still amazed that there was enough high octane petrol distilled to fuel WW2? In the UK bomber airfields used a system called FIDO to burn fog and mist off runways which burned thousands of gallons of petrol in itself.Never mind a typical sqn of 4 engine heavies full to the brink ( 24 aircraft) needed to fly that sortie.In fact I am surprised we still have petrol at all.
We all must have to really appreciate this design, with performance to spare for that era! One thing you Juan owe to us, is a little of THAT engine sound... as it is UNIQUE!
What a beautiful airplane. Landing gear wells are immaculate, the chrome is gorgeous! The interior is stunning, and I like the modern avionics. Somehow they don't detract from the ambiance and classic beauty of the airplane. Very well done, guys!
My father's best friend owned one in the 1960s. I used to ride right seat with him. The gear was retracted and extended with the crank handle on the left just forward of the window crank. It was connected to a long bicycle chain and took a lot of winds to get the job done. He once test flew another Staggerwing as a courtesy after a major overhaul. From what I remember the engine threw a rod, but he had fortunately stayed in the circuit. He cranked like hell to get the gear down as he did a deadstick fighter approach to the runway, but only managed to get the wheels out a little past 45 degrees. He was a wonderful pilot and greased it on. When the ground crew came out to push the aircraft off the runway, the gear collapsed. He also owned a Dragonfly and a Tigermoth, both of which I have great memories as well. He flew the Tiger with his English sheepdog, Pandora, who had her own goggles.
Thank you Juan for this. What a superb aircraft restoration they have done and you describe it perfectly. I have only been up in a Piper super cub and Concorde so both extremes of aviation but the super cub ride was the best.
What I get from this kind of interviews is to let me know in a few minutes all the LOVE and knowledge, it seems intended to shine a light on all the passion, dedication, skills that is present behind in such a beautiful restoration project that goes even beyond a single lifetime. If we only have a few more guys like the three of you guys, I’m sure we would have a better word. Thanks Juan!
Built this as a .049 Cox Engine control line plane,,same silver color. It flew really fast for a model biplane I remember. Ran it into a big gust while flying , , and the lines went slack. Managed to glue it back together , but it wasn't as fast. Fast forward many many years , , as I crawl into a red and white 1939 Beech Stagger and go for a awesome radial ride. The old circle string plane circled back around. Was almost in tears when we landed. Thanks for the vid Juan.
Very beautiful aircraft and these gentleman have rebuilt 2 times with love. Around the Staggerwing I have to wear bjb for I drool. Thanks Juan for presenting this aircraft.
The Beechcraft 17 Staggerwing is the very first aircraft manufacturered on earth that conformed to Laminair flow on its wings. Luminaire flow is what Scientists and Engineers design wings for on every aircraft made. The Navier-Stokes equations govern the motion of fluids and can be seen as Newton's second law of motion for fluids. In the case of a compressible Newtonian fluid yields The Navier-Stokes equations were derived by Navier, Poisson, Saint-Venant, and Stokes between 1827 and 1845.
1:20 So this would be the "poor man's Beech Stagger Wing," because of smaller engine and "economical" fuel burn. Cruises at 180 mph, wow! Thought all biplanes were slow like the trainer aircraft.
Man, always been in love with the Staggerwing. Have had a framed poster of Kermit in a yellow one hanging forever. Pretty sure that the Beech was one of the first Presidential transports 🙂 Thanks Juan, and fella's 👌
Went to A&P school after I got out of the Air Force with a guy who’s father also flew for Western Airlines. They had a Spartan Executive that we used to go flying in after school. It was at Hawthorne, CA airport. Not sure where it is today cause this was about 50 years ago.
Must be nice to have the money to pay for a machine that burns 19 gallons an hour when gas is outrageous... most people I know can't hardly afford to pay for car gas ... I must have missed the email about life and how to become ridiculously rich
When I attended Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics 50+ years ago the airframe class project was the restoration of a Stagger Wing. I volunteered for the engine crew. It had the Jacobs engine. The last day of that "Quarter' we were going to attempt to start the engine for the first time. My task was to pump the wobble pump . I would have bet the pump was on the right side wall. I see it is on the left side wall in this aircraft. We couldn't get it started . I heard some fuel iines were crossed on the engine driven pump. I don't remember the N number exept the last was E for Echo.
A guy in my glider flying club always said that back in the day proper attire for these planes was suits and ties and fedora hats with ladies similarly “decked out”. We covered a lot of ground in the time waiting our turn to fly.
Sir I heard you say you learned to fly in a Taylor craft in late 70s so did I . I was wondering if you got your Taylor craft from Bakersfield it was a kind of orange kinda faded and cream color me and my dad put a rebuilt engine from deadly college flew wonderful hoping you got the aircraft and learned to fly in it like I did thank you
These are beautiful aircraft. We owned a D model, N127J in the late 60's and 70's. Participated in the first staggerwing fly in in tullahoma that led to the creation of the museum there.
I had a chance to talk with the brothers on Thursday. Great guys and a fantastic airplane. I believe this airplane and the one to the east of it were award winners
A couple of real gentlemen who were a pleasure to meet. Juan, you meet some of the nicest folks were ever you go.
Wow! Beautiful restoration. Quite a piece of work especially after that 2nd fire. Dad is sitting upstairs smiling. Thanks for the tour. Have a nice time. Stay safe ☆
Anytime you're around a Staggerwing Beech you're in the presence of greatness.
now that's how ya review an old airplane !! Browne, that was outstanding !! The Staggerwing has always been one of my favorites. Beech has had it going on for over at least 84 years. What a history.
Dang, Juan, you have the gift of giving each owner the feeling that the dream that has become their contribution to aviation history is alive, well, and worth the time, money, and love they have invested.
In the 1970's I rode in the baggage compartment behind the rear seat in a Stagerwing, from Western Nebraska to Rockford Il. Yes, I was a good bit smaller back then. LOL! Sadly it later crashed killing the owner and his family.
So beautiful! Definitely my favourite civil aviation biplane of ALL TIME!
That is a beauty. Thanks for sharing the walk around. Thanks also to the two gentlemen for sharing their plane with all of us.
What a beautiful machine. The Stagger Wing is one of my "dream" airplanes. I've flown lots of Beechcrafts, but never the SW. Someday?! Great video Juan.
the prettiest staggerwing I have ever seen. beautiful!
One of the most stunning aircraft of all time. I did not know there was a variant like this one... Great to learn something new.
Really sharp plane, thanks Juan for taking the time to show us! 👍🇺🇸
A Staggerwing Beech. I didn’t know there were any of those left! This one is a doozy. All I have from Beechcraft is a scarf I was given by Mrs Beech when I went to KingAir school. Thanks Juan 👍
Doozy is the best reference for these. Dusenberg would have been the equivalent car when these were first on the drafting board.
Thanks Juan! Another great video of a stunning aeroplane! Made all the more personal by the lovely story from Mark & Ron. Wonderful, looks like she's just come out of the factory!! 😍
When I was 10 years old I took my first airplane ride in my uncles red Staggerwing out of the Nut Tree Airport in Vacaville CA. It was so much fun and a memory I will have forever!
My hats off to these two brothers. They did a beautiful job on this airplane, amazing work. THANKS guys.
Fantastic plane, great report, wonderful memories. I'm 76, and still flying. In 1980 I went to Oshkosh with my late friend, Rom Cochi . You remind me so much of Rom because he had the same enthusiasm for flying. I had only been flying for 3 years then but Rom was retired Air Force who had flown the F86 and F100. He knew every airplane and we'd walk around all day while he'd explain the history of all the old airplanes.
Beautiful plane. If you haven’t had the chance, there’s a Beechcraft Heritage Museum at the Tullahoma Airport in TN with some nice examples.
Hey, that’s my Dad and Uncle! Awesome video! It’s definitely our family’s treasure 😊 We’re already looking forward to next year at Oshkosh!
Awesome plane!
What a beautiful airplane hard to believe it was pre WWII
I love when you do these videos. Love hearing the story, love meeting the people, and love the enthusiasm all around. Keep it coming from OSH!
The wright brothers have entered the chat..
Orville... We didn't see that coming... 😅 1938?
I love seeing this beautiful plane and with the modern updates the plane has come into the future with the melding of technologies that seem thought through very deliberately. I like where they can use newer systems to make maintenance less expensive and easier to maintain. What is something like this insured for?
Thanks for sharing this tour of one of my favorite airplanes!! Loved seeing the interior this up close. Best regards from Brasilia, Brazil.
It doesn't get any better than a Staggerwing. Beautiful aircraft! Nice job, thanks.
Juan, you pack more interesting technical information into an 11 minute video than anyone else on the internet. What a great airplane, and I hope there's another generation behind these brothers that will keep it flying for years to come.
Thanks for sharing Juan, you run in some amazing circles.
One of the most beautiful aircraft ever made. Thank You, Juan!
LOVE this ! Thank you ! If only the Smithsonian and Air Force Museum allowed you access to similarly walk down History Lane.
Such a gorgeous plane!!! Pretty fast too for a civilian plane, especially a 1930s one.
You give the best coverage of aircraft & U tube has been a disappointment covering Oskosh 2022 becouse it's walk by video without the thorough coverage . Thank you so much. All your content is excellent.
JUAN, Hello, nice Beech STAGGERWING, my instructor , has told me GEORGE MENNEN, of MENNEN PRODUCTS owned one,,DAVID ORRECK also owned & flew one ,, how many are still flying? Nice sounding radial engine, stay well,🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I always liked the looks of a staggerwing. It just looked right first time I saw one. Beautiful.
ALWAYS have loved Staggerwings!
Let me get this right---- the F Model is lighter weight, with bracing struts on the tail, has a smaller engine and with fuel injection, she cruises faster and gets 19GPH economy as opposed 24GPH with the 450 HP R985. That is amazing, how did the original purchase costs compare? Thanks for bringing us to see this beautiful classic, Juan. God Bless and stay safe.
One of the best Playboy essays ever written was "Staggerwing and Me", the journey to deliver by an English Professor who wrote and flew part time delivering planes. (about 1972?) It's a stand alone article and great writing about the experience.
19 gallons an hour. Now look at the 75 gallons an hour each engine of a B25 uses at cruise.I am still amazed that there was enough high octane petrol distilled to fuel WW2? In the UK bomber airfields used a system called FIDO to burn fog and mist off runways which burned thousands of gallons of petrol in itself.Never mind a typical sqn of 4 engine heavies full to the brink ( 24 aircraft) needed to fly that sortie.In fact I am surprised we still have petrol at all.
Wow…. It deserves every accolade as do Bill’s boys… and yes… 1938… they knew a thing or three
We all must have to really appreciate this design, with performance to spare for that era! One thing you Juan owe to us, is a little of THAT engine sound... as it is UNIQUE!
What a beautiful airplane. Landing gear wells are immaculate, the chrome is gorgeous! The interior is stunning, and I like the modern avionics. Somehow they don't detract from the ambiance and classic beauty of the airplane.
Very well done, guys!
My father's best friend owned one in the 1960s. I used to ride right seat with him. The gear was retracted and extended with the crank handle on the left just forward of the window crank. It was connected to a long bicycle chain and took a lot of winds to get the job done. He once test flew another Staggerwing as a courtesy after a major overhaul. From what I remember the engine threw a rod, but he had fortunately stayed in the circuit. He cranked like hell to get the gear down as he did a deadstick fighter approach to the runway, but only managed to get the wheels out a little past 45 degrees. He was a wonderful pilot and greased it on. When the ground crew came out to push the aircraft off the runway, the gear collapsed. He also owned a Dragonfly and a Tigermoth, both of which I have great memories as well. He flew the Tiger with his English sheepdog, Pandora, who had her own goggles.
Juan, thanks as I couldn't attend but your videos took me there 👍
Always one of my favorites to see at Oshkosh! Beautiful airplane and thanks for the overview Juan.
Favorite airplane right there! Love seeing it
This is a really cool airplane. Always liked the design of the staggering.
Really neat aircraft. Thanks Brownie😁
What a beautiful aircraft, meticulously restored. Juan does such a great job showing us the plane, inside and out.
1838 was a great year. I don't even think the Wright Brothers were born by then.
So much enthusiasm, no, actually so much love for the classics! Thanks JB! 👍
Thank you Juan for this. What a superb aircraft restoration they have done and you describe it perfectly. I have only been up in a Piper super cub and Concorde so both extremes of aviation but the super cub ride was the best.
What a marvel!!!! They must clean it two hours for every hour it gets flown!!!!
What I get from this kind of interviews is to let me know in a few minutes all the LOVE and knowledge, it seems intended to shine a light on all the passion, dedication, skills that is present behind in such a beautiful restoration project that goes even beyond a single lifetime.
If we only have a few more guys like the three of you guys, I’m sure we would have a better word.
Thanks Juan!
Built this as a .049 Cox Engine control line plane,,same silver color. It flew really fast for a model biplane I remember. Ran it into a big gust while flying , , and the lines went slack. Managed to glue it back together , but it wasn't as fast. Fast forward many many years , , as I crawl into a red and white 1939 Beech Stagger and go for a awesome radial ride. The old circle string plane circled back around. Was almost in tears when we landed. Thanks for the vid Juan.
Beautiful staggerwing ✈️❤️ awesome restoration ,
Sexiest ( my opinion) aircraft ever made...beech 18 next.
Very beautiful plane, thank you so very much for sharing ot with us! 🌻
Me and it were born the same year. I think I’m due a restoration!
Western Airlines, The Only Way To Fly.
Simply beautiful. Thanks for preserving such amazing history.
Thanks for sharing such a beautifully maintained example of this model.
Stunning! Thank you gentlemen.
Hard to believe it’s a 38! Beautiful plane.
WOW!! Love those magnificent Staggerwings!
Very beautiful aircraft and these gentleman have rebuilt 2 times with love. Around the Staggerwing I have to wear bjb for I drool. Thanks Juan for presenting this aircraft.
Hopefully you wiped all of your fingerprints off the polished surfaces after that....🤣🤣🤣
What a Gorgeous and unusual paint color for a Staggerwing Plane There ALWAYS Red it seems
Super slick. Thanks
Thank you very much for the tour! 😁
Excellent walk through (and sit-through) of a true classic. Thanks for the tour, JB!
That Was Really Cool, Man! Mostly 90 Year Old Technology. Would Love To Have Been There! You Lucky Duck!
Brute power makes it go fast, streamlining with all those wires...not so much.
The Beechcraft 17 Staggerwing is the very first aircraft manufacturered on earth that conformed to Laminair flow on its wings. Luminaire flow is what Scientists and Engineers design wings for on every aircraft made.
The Navier-Stokes equations govern the motion of fluids and can be seen as Newton's second law of motion for fluids. In the case of a compressible Newtonian fluid yields
The Navier-Stokes equations were derived by Navier, Poisson, Saint-Venant, and Stokes between 1827 and 1845.
1:20 So this would be the "poor man's Beech Stagger Wing," because of smaller engine and "economical" fuel burn. Cruises at 180 mph, wow! Thought all biplanes were slow like the trainer aircraft.
Man, always been in love with the Staggerwing.
Have had a framed poster of Kermit in a yellow one hanging forever.
Pretty sure that the Beech was one of the first Presidential transports 🙂
Thanks Juan, and fella's 👌
absolutely stunning aircraft, great attention to detail in the restoration and a couple of real gentlemen. brilliant
Simply a wonderful plane and Gents - Thank you so much for sharing.
Sweet machine. Too bad they couldn't take you up in it for a few laps around Oshkosh.
How much did the 1938 F Staggerwing cost when brand new?
Stunning example of a timeless airplane. Thanks Juan.
Went to A&P school after I got out of the Air Force with a guy who’s father also flew for Western Airlines. They had a Spartan Executive that we used to go flying in after school. It was at Hawthorne, CA airport. Not sure where it is today cause this was about 50 years ago.
My first flight ever in a stager wing beach when I was in the civil air patrol 1963 became a pilot during Vietnam
Must be nice to have the money to pay for a machine that burns 19 gallons an hour when gas is outrageous... most people I know can't hardly afford to pay for car gas ... I must have missed the email about life and how to become ridiculously rich
Great tour of a classic beauty
Beautiful aircraft! Thanks for sharing the story!
When I attended Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics 50+ years ago the airframe class project was the restoration of a Stagger Wing. I volunteered for the engine crew. It had the Jacobs engine. The last day of that "Quarter' we were going to attempt to start the engine for the first time. My task was to pump the wobble pump . I would have bet the pump was on the right side wall. I see it is on the left side wall in this aircraft. We couldn't get it started . I heard some fuel iines were crossed on the engine driven pump. I don't remember the N number exept the last was E for Echo.
That is a beautiful restoration. Great job guys, thanks Juan for the tour. RC builder and flyer and may use this one as a subject!!
It's been 84 years.
Gorgeous airplane ♥️
What a peach of an airplane. Beechcraft is synonymous with Quality and this product shows us why.
A golden rule never chrome plate springs cadmium plating is the way to go. Chrome produces hydrogen embrittlment in sprind steel.
Beautiful machine. Wish Beechcraft was still making them.
Well! Now I know where Lloyd Price got the song title from. He flew in from his last gig on one of these FINE planes.
My Mom's favorite airplane. 👍👍👍👍👍❤️🇺🇸
A guy in my glider flying club always said that back in the day proper attire for these planes was suits and ties and fedora hats with ladies similarly “decked out”. We covered a lot of ground in the time waiting our turn to fly.
Once heard it called a “staggering bitch”. Must have been referring to something else. This one is a beauty
Sir I heard you say you learned to fly in a Taylor craft in late 70s so did I . I was wondering if you got your Taylor craft from Bakersfield it was a kind of orange kinda faded and cream color me and my dad put a rebuilt engine from deadly college flew wonderful hoping you got the aircraft and learned to fly in it like I did thank you
These are beautiful aircraft. We owned a D model, N127J in the late 60's and 70's. Participated in the first staggerwing fly in in tullahoma that led to the creation of the museum there.
I was at that Fly in with my parents! My father was a chartered member of the Staggerwing club! We went to Tullahoma many times!
hello great cinematography thanks. saludos
What a "staggering"😃 plain! There was even a carpet on the floor!
That's probably the most recognizable airplane in the world. Just about every human being on the planet knows what a beach stagger Wing is.
I had a chance to talk with the brothers on Thursday. Great guys and a fantastic airplane. I believe this airplane and the one to the east of it were award winners