Beechcraft F35

Beechcraft F35

I had a model of the Beechcraft Bonanza, this plane.  It was molded yellow plastic with a .049 glow plug engine.  I thought it was a great toy but my problem was that it was a line plane.  You stand in the center and rotate as the plane circles you.  I didn't know how to do it with out getting dizzy.  The model was built ruggedly.  I unintentionally gave it a lot of punishment.  Looking back, I can think what I might have done differently.  My brother also had one if I remember but did not play with it.  He would have been 9.  I know this all went on when I was in 7th Grade at the Perry Twp. building, 1957.

I just learned that this was an upscale civil aircraft with retractable landing gear, a powerful engine which let it cruse at 180mph with a range of 175 miles with out using reserve fuel.  It had leather seats and other comforts in the cabin.

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