Beechcraft Starship

Model 2000 Starship
General information
TypeExecutive transport
ManufacturerBeechcraft
StatusIn limited use
Number built53
History
Manufactured1983–1995
First flightFebruary 15, 1986

The Beechcraft Starship is a twin-turboprop six- to eight-passenger pressurized business aircraft produced by Beech Aircraft Corporation. Featuring a tandem wing design (not to be confused with canard) and extensive use of carbon-fiber composite, making it the first composite aircraft produced. Production ceased in 1995, with 55 aircraft having been constructed after the Starship's first flight in 1983.

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