Kansas Aviation Legacy

The Kansas Air National Guard is a component of the United States Air Force and the United States National Guard. […]

The Travel Air Manufacturing Company was an aircraft manufacturer established in Wichita, Kansas in the United States in January 1925 by Clyde Cessna, Walter Beech, and Lloyd Stearman. […]

Now in its 77th year, the Cessna Aircraft Company has delivered over 185,000 aircraft, including 24,000 twin-engine airplanes, 2,000 military jets and over 4,000 Citations – the largest fleet of business jet aircraft in the world. […]

The Cessna Citation X (X as in the Roman numeral for 10, not the letter) is a medium-sized business jet aircraft and it is the fastest business jet and fastest currently flying civilian airplane in the world, traveling up to Mach 0.92 (703 mph). […]

The Beechcraft T-6 Texan II is a single-engined turboprop aircraft built by the Raytheon Aircraft Company (now Hawker Beechcraft). […]

“Wings Over Kansas” has grown steadily and as of 2009 draws over a quarter of a million visitors yearly from over 125 countries. […]

Since its creation in 1967, the American Bonanza Society (ABS) has had over 44,000 members. After 37+ years, nearly a quarter still belong, and the average length of membership is 10 years. […]

The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing airplane. It is likely the most popular flight training aircraft in the world. […]

The Learjet 45 (LJ45) aircraft is a mid-sized business jet aircraft produced by Bombardier Aerospace. […]

Herbert Rawdon (30 December 1904 – December 1975 in Wichita, Kansas) was an American aviation pioneer. He was known throughout his life as Herb Rawdon. […]