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The Beechcraft Model 50 Twin Bonanza was designed as an executive transport for the business market and a utility transport for the U.S. Army . Superficially, it resembles the Beechcraft Travel Air , a twin-engine variant of the Twin Bonanza's smaller namesake, the Bonanza . The Travel Air later was developed into the highly successful Baron series of aircraft, some of which are still in production to this day. The Twin Bonanza was about 50% larger, heaver and more powerful than the Travel Air and could not be considered to be a true "twin bonanza" other than in name. DEVELOPMENT The single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza is one of the most successful civil aircraft, in production since 1947 . It stands to reason that a twin-engine variant would follow. However, the Twin Bonanza is not a variant of the Bonanza. That distinction goes to the Travel Air and the Baron . In fact, if there ever was a ''true'' Twin Bonanza ( V-tail and all) it was a twin-engine conversion made by Bay Aviation - the Super "V" Bonanza . The Beechcraft Twin Bonanza is half-again the size of the single-engine Bonanza. In 1952 the Twin Bonanza was produced as a utility transport for the U.S. Army . It was also the first twin-engine aircraft in its class to be offered to the business market. The U.S. Army adopted the Twin Bonanza as the L-23 and it became the largest fixed-wing aircraft in Army operation. SPECIFICATIONS (E50)
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