Although this may be nit-picking, that is a King Air turboprop. The King
Airs were built originally by Beechcraft when still operated by Walter
Beech's widow, Olive Ann Beech. The line continued when the company was sold
to Raytheon, who didn't do so well with the company, and then it was sold to
an invesstment company and now is operated as Hawker Beechcraft. The King
Air line remains robust and is an important part of the company's profit.
The Travel Air was a biplane, not a turboprop, that was the original name of
the company when owned by Walter Beech and Clyde Cessna and someone else.
The trainer is likely a T6, built by North American Aviation. The latest
version is a turboprop that is built by Beech. That is their second military
trainer, the earlier one a highly modified version of the Bonanza.
Oddly, if you aren't familiar with how tis works, the outer wing panels of
the King Airs are identical with the Bonanza wings.
The Cessnas are both Citations. The one with the T tail is too new for me to
identify, but the one with the cruciform tail is a model 550, the Citation
II. I've got a lot of right hand seat time in that one, as the prototype was
modified for icing tests, which I photographed.
Bill Pearce
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Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 12:56 PM
Subject: [OM] IMG: One More Airport Photo
> This image demonstrates the timelessness of flying. The Navy Advanced
> Trainer of WW II, one of the favorite aircraft ever produced, and an
> airshow standard performer, frames one of two Beech Travel Air turboprops
> on the ramp today, along with two Cessna jets. Properly maintained or
> restored, they will fly forever.
>
> Best viewed large.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Yesterday+_amp_+Today.jpg.html
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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