Beechcraft Twin Bonanza

A 1960 D50C Twin Bonanza. Taxi, takeoff, fly-bys, and landing. Note the cool sound of the augmentor tubes in the exhaust. Great plane!

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• Beechcraft
• airplane
• T-bone
• Bonanza
• Landing
• Taxi
• Twinbonanza

[tgguntalk]

Don't know about "more stable." Hard to know that that means, really. They are solid. I've owned two Barons as well. The T-Bone has a heavier feel -- slower in roll response, for sure. The Baron is more nimble. Perhaps that's what is meant by more or less stable.

Both fly wonderfully. Well, they are Beechcraft planes. The Beech 18 is bigger, and heavier, but it flies great, too.

[tgguntalk]

Yes, that plane has the GO-480s. Great engines. Just run them the right way, and they last a long time.

After I sold that plane I had a TN A36 for several years.  Now I'm flying an E55 Baron. Faster and more efficient, but not nearly as roomy, nor as cool, as the T-Bone.

[tgguntalk]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I really loved that plane. I'm flying a turbonormalized A36 Bonanza now.  (And, I'll visit Argentina for the first time this summer!)

[juzzi07]

Gotta love those Augmentor's! Sounds great...does she run IGSO-480's or 540's like the Queen-Air?

[tgguntalk]

These are normally-aspirated GO-480s. They have pressure carbs, which automatically lean the engines at altitude. This works very well, but the engines can be operated lean of peak, also. The geared engines turn the props slowly, making for very quiet flight in the cabin.

[TheSaxo82]

hace igualito a un mentor t-34

[wwwHighAboveTexas]

I still have to come back and watch this video from time to time because I have not had any luck in locating N4311D, the Excalibur my dad gave me my first flying lessons in when I was 12 years old, in 1963.

The Twin Bonanza is still as incredible as it was when first delivered decades ago. I'm just happy I'm not paying for 100LL and annuals these days. I suspect it would cost more than my Cessna 150/150 is worth :)

Google N4311D and find it on my Flickr account

[kirkconway]

I think the 480's sound better than a rolls merlin or allison even. they have a growl that other engines dont have.

[MAYINSANTI]

In my opinion this is the BEST video on Twin Bonanza here in Youtube.

[atom2009]

My Boss took me in his from Nashville Inter. to go get a company car in Alabama. After takeoff I asked him why he did not use flaps he said with 700hp you don't need flaps.

[Michael4yah]

Ive heard it said that these twin bonanza's are more stable than a Baron? What say you?

[FireLookoutOregon]

I flew U-8s (among other F/W aircraft) in the Army (U-8, RU-8D, U-8G, U-8F). I even flew a great T-Bone (N1600G) for an Atlanta-based company back in the 1970s. Fine, fine airplanes.

The only problem I ever had in a Twin Bonanza (RU8-D) was a battery explosion over Cambodia in 1970. That was dicey.

BTW: Ed Swearingen is an old friend of mine. He developed the Merlin turboprop from the Model 50 Twin Bonanza.

[geeoh480]

You are correct, must be that the GSO-480 was an option as they were available in the Queen Air 65 and Aero Commander 680/720