Lost Wings: Beechcraft Duke Was the Pressurized Twin That Flew Too High

Lost Wings: Beechcraft Duke Was the Pressurized Twin That Flew Too High

Lost Wings is FLYING’s ongoing look back at aircraft that once captured pilots’ imaginations but faded quietly from the flightline. These machines—some bold experiments, others everyday workhorses—represent the restless innovation and craftsmanship that shaped general aviation’s past. Each installment revisits a design that aimed high, flew well, and, for one reason or another, slipped into history. When Beechcraft introduced the Model 60 Duke i…