Beechcraft Starship

Only 53 ever made.....here's 15 in this shot. Elseware in this boneyard are 16 more. total of 31. More than half of the aircraft ever produced are on this site, awaiting demolition. (just watched a history channel special about boneyards) According to this website http://www.bobscherer.com/Pages/Starship.htm there are only 4 in active service. The host of this website was interviewed for the history channel special.



http://www.googleearthhacks.com/dlfi...t-Starship.htm

that's a link to one that appears to be in working order.

Have found the 16 Starships and 1 more at the airport and one of few still in active.

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Originally Posted by McMaster_de

Have found the 16 Starships and 1 more at the airport and one of few still in active.

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Nice scouring of the boneyard....I missed the solo one.

The active one is an awesome find!!

Here's Starship NC-51 parked at the Aspen, CO airport...

Aarg! I read this thread yesterday, remembered the shape of the Starship and was very surprised and happy to have spotted another one at Aspen. ONLY to find out upon posting my find in this thread that somebody else was fast. Congratulations!

can they really fly in space? or why are they called so?

It is just the aircrafts name, nothing "flys" in space.

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Originally Posted by Starship-Pilot

Here's Starship NC-51 parked at the Aspen, CO airport...

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THanks for posting that one!

I´m not an expert, but could those be 2 more of the 53 Starships at Merril Field, Anchorage?

No. they are to small.

Should be one of this designs.

I thought so, but it was worth a try :-)
Somehow I knew you´d answer :-)

There is one at Dulles Airport, Washington DC.

Thx to skatum.

Burt Rutan used one as a chase plane when they launched spaceship one. They said it was the only privately owned starship left - Beech tried to get it back, but the owner refuses to sell it.

Here it is at Oshkosh:

http://www.pbase.com/baja_traveler/image/47171965.jpg

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Originally Posted by McMaster_de

Have found the 16 Starships and 1 more at the airport and one of few still in active.

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Is it just me or is there one in the hangar ?

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Originally Posted by moldavite

Is it just me or is there one in the hangar ?

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Certainly does look like it, doesn't it! Good eyes!