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07/07/2007. Remarks by Dan Shumaker: "This was the very first aircraft designed and built by the Beech Aircraft Company, and flew for the first time on November 4, 1932. It was sold to the Ethyl Corporation, and flown by E.H. Wood at the Miami Air Race in January 1933, it captured the Texaco Trophy.. NC499N, still on the register as of this day and owned by the Staggerwing Museum Foundation, is the only surviving example of the four fixed landing gear Staggerwings that were produced. Here's a list of the fixed gear Staggerwings: C/n   1 - 17R November 1932 NC499N Wright R-760-E2, 420 hp C/n   2 - 17R July 1933 NC58Y Wright R-760-E2, 420 hp C/n   5 - A17F February 1934 NC12583 Wright R-1820, 690 hp C/n 11 - A17FS November 1934 NR12569 Wright R-1820-F2, 710 hp."