Beechcraft Baron History all models. From the 1961 55 to the current G58.

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10 ай бұрын

Beechcraft Baron History. In production since 1961 this is the history of the Beechcraft Baron along with video of these great birds. The G58 Baron is the current model in production today. Please sub like and share if you enjoy these GA history videos. They take a lot of time to make so getting support means a lot. Cheers and we hope you enjoy the video :) CORRECTION NOTE: The 58 Baron had 285hp IO-520 engines between 1968 and 1983. 1984 was the introduction of the 300hp IO-550's
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@stlflyguy Ай бұрын

Lots of cool stuff in this video….thank you!

@stlflyguy Ай бұрын

58 Barons were 285 hp (same IO-520-C/CB as used on C/D/E 55’s) until 1984 when the panel change and power quadrant update you described also introduced the IO-550 at 300 hp. Also, the C/D/E 55 Barons have a longer span horizontal stabilizer.

@user-ej9jq2zf1y 3 ай бұрын

Never actually flown one but is my favorite airplane flying in my flight simulator....love flying the 55 and 58!!!

@maxtanicfilms 3 ай бұрын

They are rock solid, fast and fuel efficient. I only know the B55 well as we had that for 10 years. Our neighbor had an E55 with the 285hp engines and the longer nose. I flew in that once in the late 1970's as a kid and the main thing I remember is they had a full-size wall mounted phone. It was literally mounted to the instrument panel on the co-pilot side. Never seen anything like that before or since. Of course I had to call my folks from the air. Chuck and Pat (Our neighbors and owners of the airplane) got a real kick out of that. Of course, their daughter Jennifer (we were great pals) was seated next to me in the back. Boy did I feel like a big shot. I asked my Dad (we had a 1955 Cessna 310 then) how come we don't have one of those in the 310. He gave me a funny look and that was the end of that

@WarrenatCLS 8 ай бұрын

Baron E55 owner here. Great airplanes. Thanks for the video.

@MikeBixby 10 ай бұрын

Always enjoy your light twin installments particularly the Dad stories. Keep em coming.

@maxtanicfilms 10 ай бұрын

Appreciate it Mike that means a lot. He's 85 now so just wanting to spend time and share. Ive got the last handful of years with our 310P that Dad's going to go over the log books and we will do a video or two on that. We are also going with Dad to the museum of flight at Boeing field in the next couple of weeks so he always has some good stuff. We will post some vids from there, should be fun. Thanks again Mike!

@dongoins9121 6 ай бұрын

Love the fact you also owned a Gruman. I currently own a 1968 D55 Baron and 1979 AA5B Gruman Tiger.

@maxtanicfilms 6 ай бұрын

How ironic, loved the Gruman. Fun to fly and affordable! Thanks for the comments 😃

@dharley189 6 ай бұрын

I’m loved my 79 Tiger. Owned 26 years till medical problems grounded me.

@dharley189 6 ай бұрын

My A&P probably has most hours than anyone in USA. I think he flew corporate for close to 50 years.

@carlmclelland7624 9 ай бұрын

VERY interesting video of one of my favorite airplanes, although I spent more time in 310s, 320s, and 402s. In the early/mid 70s at OXR, my Dad and I owned/were restoring a 56TC, (serial # TG-2), N7927M. Beech used it for one of the 56TC type certification planes. It had the Duke wing, gear, and the Lyc TIO-541 engines. After type certification, American Jet Industries at Burbank bought it and installed a pair of Garrett's on it. They got another 5 knots out of it. Then they stripped the engines and sold it to Ahren's Industries at OXR. We bought it and were restoring it. All was well until we priced a pair of TIO-541 engines and props! We vaporlocked!! Someone came along and offered to buy it. We let it go for what we had in it up to that point. I searched it thru the FAA database a while back. They apparently completed the plane. In 1982, it was exported to Zimbabwe, and that's where that story ends... It probably ended up being "Zimbabwe Air Force One!" Over the decades I flew a slew of Bonanza's, and an A-36 (when I was a controller at Ontario TRACON) with none other than the infamous... Evelyn "Pinky" Brier. Travelairs, B, C Barons, T-42s while I was in the Army, and a Super G-18 with Sierra West Airlines. There ain't nuthin' in the world that flies better than a Baron!!! (As an aside, I did fly a 56TC a few times, other than the one we were restoring. They were Freaking ROCKET SHIPS!! Just DON'T watch the fuel flows)!!

@maxtanicfilms 9 ай бұрын

Wow Carl thanks for sharing your story. Your aviation life would be a great video to make. I can only imagine to stories you must have. Thank you for your service, our son is active USAF. That 56TC is a monster. Just looking at one in person gives ya thrills. The B55 got with the program so that 56TC look out. We loved the C310's. The room in the and its ramp presence are special. Thanks again Carl. If you are ever in the Seattle area look us up, cheers 👍😎

@drethanplasticsurgery 7 ай бұрын

@18:52 that’s my Baron!!

@maxtanicfilms 7 ай бұрын

Fantastic, we had a 73 B55. Mini P51, love the sound of those engines :). Thanks for watching!

@Dan_C604 2 ай бұрын

I want to know what makes it desirable. Two piston engines when you can fly more efficiently nowadays with one good piston, with a more modern design and more efficiency.

@madisonmcgahan5280 10 ай бұрын

Cool history info

@madisonmcgahan5280 10 ай бұрын

It’s impressive how much you know about this!

@GeneHaas0 8 ай бұрын

can you explain why a lot of the baron 58s i see on trade a plane have different noses? some have long skinny noses and others have thick noses. what years had nose design changes?

@maxtanicfilms 8 ай бұрын

The G58 (Garmin) has a different nose. It houses the Garmin GWX68 weather radar system so the nose is larger and has improved venting. Any of the other 58 Barons (P & TC) have the older style nose.

@MachTuck 4 ай бұрын

Good question! I also would like to know about the different nose cone models, a 76 B55 can, and do have, different shaped noses, just to mention one model. Always noticed it, never heard a comment about that.

@stlflyguy 8 ай бұрын

Your fuel quantity was more than likely 142 gallons with 136 gallons usable.

@maxtanicfilms 8 ай бұрын

Something like that. We sold our 73 B55 in 1993 so it's been a while 😁