Variants and Design Stages
| Model Designation |
Number Produced |
|---|---|
| 17R | 2 |
| A17F | 1 |
| A17FS | 1 |
| B17B | 2 |
| B17E | 4 |
| B17L | 46 |
| B17R | 15 |
| C17B | 39 |
| C17E | 2 |
| C17L | 6 |
| C17R | 17 |
| D17A | 8 |
| D17R | 27 |
| D17S | 67 412 |
| D17W | 2 |
| E17B | 54 |
| E17L | 1 |
| F17D | 60 |
| G17S | 20 |
| Total | 785 |
- 17
- Fixed gear prototype made first flight on November 4, 1932.
By 1934, Beechcraft had designed and built four models. They were the 17R (420 hp Wright engine); the A17F (690 hp Wright engine); the A17FS (710 hp Wright engine); and the B17L (225 hp Jacobs engine). All were fixed gear models with the exception of the B17L, which had a pneumatically retractable undercarriage. Of the three models, the B17L proved best suited to meet the market demands, and became the first production model.
- B17
- First production model, manufactured from March 1934 to March 1936.
- C17
- Manufactured from March 1936 to March 1937.
- D17
- Manufactured from March 1937 to 1945 (All were military models after 1941).
- E17
- Manufactured from March 1937 to 1941.
- F17
- Manufactured from April 1938 to 1941.
- G17
- Manufactured from 1946 to 1948.
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