The Cessna Citation X is a long-range medium business jet aircraft. The X is the fastest operative civilian jet, with a top speed of Mach 0.92 (527 ktas, 607 mph, 977 km/h at 41,000ft ASL (12,700meters ASL).

The beefy, bespectacled inventor was in shirt-sleeves, thrashing out a design problem with one of his Learjet engineers.

McConnell Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Wichita, Kansas. It is the home of the USAF 22d Air Refueling Wing, the Air Force Reserve Command's 931st Air Refueling Group, and the Kansas Air National Guard's 184th Air Refueling Wing.

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 CitationJet/CJ series (Model 525) are American turbofan-powered light corporate jets built by the Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas.

The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center is a museum and educational facility in Hutchinson, Kansas that is best known for the display and restoration of space artifacts and educational camps.

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) is an aerospace manufacturing company that builds the Beechcraft and Hawker business jet lines of aircraft.

The United States Air Force's 184th Intelligence Wing is located at McConnell AFB, Wichita, Kansas. The Wing is a vital mission component of the Kansas Air National Guard/Air Combat Command known as "Jayhawks."

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.

Wichita, known as the center of aviation by the late 1920s, missed its chance to be part of the most publicized flight in history.

In 1940-41 the Beech Aircraft Company designed an advanced multi-engine trainer for ease and speed of manufacture on a large scale and named it the "Wichita."

The Cessna 400 Corvalis TT (Twin Turbocharged) is a single-engine, fixed-gear, low-wing general aviation aircraft built from composite materials by Cessna Aircraft.

Located in America's heartland, airmanship in the Wichita area began in the first decade of the century.

A tired, frustrated crew stalked into the conference room next to the Boeing flight test hangar, its mission a failure.

The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center is a museum and educational facility in Hutchinson, Kansas that is best known for the display and restoration of space artifacts and educational camps.

The Beechcraft Premier is the name given to a series of light jet aircraft made by the Beechcraft division of Hawker Beechcraft.

The Learjet 85 is the latest Learjet program by aircraft manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace.

During World War II, Kansas was a major United States Army Air Force (USAAF) training center for pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.

The Kaydet, the two-seater biplane introduced by Stearman Aircraft Division of Boeing in Wichita, Kansas, in 1934, became an unexpected success during World War II.

Men like Lloyd Stearman, Walter Beech, Clyde Cessna, E.M. Laird, J.M. Mollendick and George Weaver were responsible for starting the aircraft industry in the area.

The Mooney Airplane Company (MAC) is a U.S. manufacturer of single-engined general aviation aircraft.

Clyde Cessna, with only a fifth-grade education and lacking a private pilot's license, helped create the general aviation industry.

The Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing is an American biplane with an atypical negative stagger (the lower wing is further forward than the upper wing).

The Cessna T-37 Tweet is one of the most prominent of the trainer-attack type aircraft. This small, economical twin-engine jet aircraft flew for decades as a primary trainer for the United States Air Force, and in the air forces of several other nations.

When World War II grew in scope and intensity, the military wanted some cheap light planes which could be fitted with remote controls for use as target drones, to train aerial and anti-aircraft gunners – but which could hold a pilot for ferrying and other flights.

MONOCOUPES: A TWIN AND A DART

In 1929, restless young Al arrived to attempt starting a company of his own in Wichita, Kansas, the "Air Capital City" – already home to several plane manufacturers – and 1929's largest civilian plane maker, Walter Beech's Travel Air.

Alexander turned to engineer Noonan, and directed him to create a new plane design, from scratch, using some of the extra parts acquired with the Longren fleet. It was a daunting task, made all the more difficult by the fact that Noonan was only a "shirtsleeves" engineer, lacking the formal training of a "real" engineer.

Kansas has many famous general aviation plane-makers today. But there is another legendary general aviation airplane manufacturer -- still very much alive today -- that started in Wichita, as well: Mooney Aircraft.

Forbes Field (also known as the Topeka Army Airfield and later as Forbes Air Force Base during DOD use) consisted of 4,233 acres. Forbes Field is located approximately 3 miles south of Topeka, Kansas in Shawnee County.

It’s hard to think of the Bonanza as anything but immortal. After all, it’s a design that has endured for almost six decades.

Learjet is a manufacturer of business jets for civilian and military use. It was founded in the late 1950s by William Powell Lear Jr. as Swiss American Aviation Corporation. Learjet is now a subsidiary of Bombardier and marketed as the "Bombardier Learjet Family".

During World War II, Kansas was a major United States Army Air Force (USAAF) training center for pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers. Kansas was a favored because it has excellent, year-round flying conditions. The sparsely populated land made ideal locations for gunnery, bombing, and training ranges.

The Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 is a biplane, of which at least 9,783 were built in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s as a military trainer aircraft. Stearman became a subsidiary of Boeing in 1934. Widely known as the Stearman, Boeing Stearman or Kaydet, it served as a Primary trainer for the USAAF, as a basic trainer for the USN (as the NS1 & N2S), and with the RCAF as the Kaydet throughout World War II.

Founded in 1932 by Walter H. and Olive Ann Beech, the Beech Aircraft Corporation has left an indelible mark on general aviation.

Boeing has been a fixture in the Wichita aerospace industry since 1929. Here’s what makes this site tick

Construction of a major airfield was not on the mind of Cadet J. Earl Schaefer in the summer of 1917.

They'd set out one or two or three at a time, flying World War I surplus biplanes low over the Kansas countryside.

The history of the 22d pre-dates America’s entry into World War II. The group was constituted as the 22d Bombardment Group (Medium) on 22 December 1939 and activated on 1 February 1940, at Mitchel Field, New York.

At the Lockheed Corp.'s headquarters in Burbank, Calif., they still remember the story about the middle-aged man who walked in one day in June 1955 to apply for work.

The Beechcraft Starship is a futuristic-looking aircraft designed by Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites and produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation.

The Battle of Kansas (aka "Battle of Wichita") was the nickname given to a project to build, modify and deliver large quantities of the world's most advanced bomber to the front-lines in the Pacific. The battle began as the first B-29 Superfortresses rolled off the production lines of the massive new Boeing factory on the prairies near Wichita, Kansas

The 184th ARW has a proud history and a wealth of tradition.

Recorded Events, Beginnings, Activities and First Flights

Kansas has played an historic and domineering role in general aviation since the earliest beginnings of flight by fearless pioneer aviators.

Of all the industries that have propelled America into the leadership of the world economy, few can match aviation for the incredible changes it has made in how we think and act and live.

An overview of Cessna's aircraft history

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation celebrated the 75th anniversary of Beechcraft. Walter and Olive Ann Beech formed Beech Aircraft Corporation April 19, 1932.

An essay on aviation by the Kansas Historical Society.

A timeline of Learjet milestones

Pilot became legend with groundbreaking aircraft

The first Learjet made its inaugural flight two months short of the 60th anniversary of the world's first powered, controlled, sustained heavier-than-air flight.

In 1936, Beech Aircraft Co. was 4 years old and looking for a showcase for the "Staggerwing," its speedy but unusual-looking airplane.

The Travel Air Manufacturing Company made 'Travel-Air' planes from 1926-1932 in historic Wichita, Kansas, The Air Capital of the World, on East Central Avenue.

A history of Boeing Wichita, which has been part of Kansas business landscape for more than 70 years.

An historical overview of the Raytheon/Beech company

Nearly 6,000 Beechcraft King Airs of 17 variants have been sold since the product line was introduced in 1964, making this the most successful series of twin turbine-powered business aircraft ever built.