Beech Bonanza B35

The modern design of the bow landing gear at that time had no competition. There was talk of the so-called "Tricycle gear", which was introduced by WACO in 1938, but this construction did not spread en masse before the war. This was despite the fact that landing with such an aircraft was much easier, especially in crosswinds. In addition, the Bonanza's chassis was retractable, which allowed the speed to increase.

Even more daring, however, was the combination of stabilizer and keel area. This created areas that are sometimes called butterfly, sometimes referred to as "lids". The so-called "V-tail" brought weight and aerodynamic drag and was and still is unusually futuristic.

After the war, it seemed that there would be enough aircraft from the war production, but Mr. Walter Beech met the Bonanza model in the demand of the market. The middle class in the United States already had sufficient funds to buy the aircraft. But few wanted an outdated World War II aircraft, few wanted an outdated civilian spur-powered design offered by the Cessna with its 190 or 195 models. A well-to-do American wanted a modern, powerful aircraft. It seemed that in addition to the ships of the roads, it would be necessary to own private planes. After all, American distances are different, and this is where the saying "Time is money" fell on fertile ground.

However, the mass expansion of Bonanza also had its dark side. People without technical education, lawyers or doctors, boarded their planes as they used to sit in their cars. Without preparation and possibly without respect for the weather and the specificity of movement in three-dimensional space. With the number of produced pieces, accidents also logically increased. After all, in the years 1947-1955, 1,500 pieces were produced. So Bonanza earned the unflattering nickname "Doctor's Killer". However, later studies carried out after the end of production in 1982 showed that Bonanza had fewer accidents due to technical reasons than other types. The pilot's mistake was responsible for most of the accidents. However, let's admit that if you have to open the chassis with one of the keys on a keyboard, which resembles a piano keyboard, and you open the flaps with another such key, the error can happen easily.

Beech Bonanza B35, which after its long journey through America and later Europe arrived in Točná, still has the original color, as the company Beech offered in the years 1947-1955. And not only that, the leather armchairs are still the original, original. Whether from the outside or from the cockpit, the atmosphere of the beginning of the Rock-and-Roll era is almost perfect.