FRANK E. HEDRICK
As a former president of Beech Aircraft Corporation in Wichita, Frank E. Hedrick believed that a person should do any job assigned better than the job had ever been done before. […]
Articles by Carl Chance
War created whirlwind in Wichita
One magazine at the time likened it to a storm sweeping across the Kansas Plains and into Wichita – “a $62 million tornado in a town of 120,000.” […]
WWII Kept Air Capital Hopping
War created demand for aircraft workers, housing […]
B-1B Aftershock
A photo gallery series of images of “After Shock,” a B-1B Lancer, taken at McConnell AFB. […]
B-1B Lancer: In Flight
Various in-flight photographs of the B-1B Lancer […]
RONALD D. RYAN
When Ron was growing up in Burlington, Iowa, he fantasized about becoming a pilot. Not only did his dream come true, he is the sole owner of a very successful airline. […]
Russell W. Meyer, Jr.
A native of Davenport, Iowa, Meyer graduated from Yale University with a BA in 1953 and received his Doctor of Law degree from Harvard Law School in 1961. […]
McConnell has grown
Wichita base borrows flying brothers’ name […]
July Aircraft of the Month: Model 2000 Starship
A radical and bold departure, the Beech Model 2000 Starship was envisioned as a new breed of aircraft. […]
Wichita lent helping hand in pushing man into space
On Sunday, July 20, 1969, a 38-year-old man changed history by stepping onto the moon. […]