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Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing ✕ Bellanca Aries ✕
Manufacturer Beechcraft AviaBellanca Aircraft Corporation
Description The Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing is an American biplane with an atypical negative wing stagger (the lower wing is farther forward than the upper wing). The Bellanca T-250 Aries was a light airplane built in the United States in the early 1970s, which achieved only limited production.
ICAO Code T250
First Flight 1932-11-04 1973-07-19
Entry Into service 1933-01-01
Production End 1949-01-01
Designer Beechcraft Marvin Greenwood
Type Utility aircraft Civil utility aircraft
Length (m) 7.9248 7.9248
Height (m) 2.4384 2.4384
Max Speed (km/h) 341.1809 346.009
Cruise Speed (km/h) 325.0875 321.8688
Min Speed (km/h) 102.998
Max Ceiling (m) 7620 5516.88
Rate of Climb (m/s) 7.62 6.2992
Capacity Description three or four passengers plus 125 lb (56.7 kg) baggage four passengers
National Origin United States of America
Number Built 785 5
Powerplant Description 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 "Wasp Junior" radial engine, 336 kW (450 hp) each 1 × Lycoming O-540-A4D5 flat-six piston engine, 186 kW (250 hp) each
Primary Users United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy
Wikipedia Article (URL) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_17_Staggerwing en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellanca_Aries
Flat Wing Span (m) 9.7536 9.4488
Flat Wing Area (m²) 27.5458 15.7935
Wake Category L
Aircraft Engine Lycoming O-540
Number of Engines 1 1