- The Model 35 Bonanza was produced from 1947 to 1982 and is distinctive for it's iconic V-tail.
- The Model 33 was produced from 1959 to 1995 and was initially known as the Debonair before being renamed Bonanza; the Model 33 Bonanza is essentially a Model 35 airframe with a conventional straight-tail design.
- The Model 36 Bonanza is a stretched Model 33 and the current model presently still in production since 1968.
The most distinctive feature for the early Bonanza family members (the Model 35) would be that iconic V-tail (equipped with a combination elevator-rudder called a "ruddervator"), which made it both efficient and the most distinctive private aircraft in the sky. The Bonanza holds the record for longest continuously produced aircraft of all time; production of the Bonanza continues today through the Model 36. Over 17,000 airframes (combined from all Bonanza family models) have been produced, an impressive feat for a high-end General Aviation aircraft.
Let's wish this enduring General Aviation icon a Happy 72nd Birthday with a montage of all Bonanza models!
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| Beechcraft S35 Bonanza (N8902U). |
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| Beechcraft K35 Bonanza (N954DR). |
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| Beechcraft K35 Bonanza (N5335E). |
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| Beechcraft H34 Bonanza (N7997D). |
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| Beechcraft G36 Bonanza (N691CB). |
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| Beechcraft 35-33 Debonair (N241HA). |
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| Beechcraft 35-C33 Debonair (N1310A). |
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| Beechcraft A36 Bonanza (N8142N). |
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| Beechcraft V35B Bonanza (N3650A). |
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| Beechcraft J35 Bonanza (N8247D). |
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| Beechcraft G35 (N4618D). |
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| Beechcraft M35 Bonanza (N9324Y). |
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| Beechcraft F35 Bonanza (N5038B). |
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| Beechcraft M35 Bonanza (C-FNTI). |
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| Beechcraft J35 Bonanza (N7231B). |
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| Beechcraft G36 Bonanza (N136HB). |
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| Beechcraft F33C Bonanza (N14JP), a Model 33 certified for aerobatics. This particular aircraft can be seen flying on the air show circuit by Jim Peitz of Jim Peitz Aerosports. |
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| Beechcraft A35 Bonanza (N8483A). |
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