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	File:Baron 55 cockpit.jpg\|An almost unaltered cockpit from a 1964 beechcraft Baron 55. Photo: Spartan7W, CC BY-SA 3.0		File:Baron 55 cockpit.jpg\|An almost unaltered cockpit from a 1964 beechcraft Baron 55. Photo: Spartan7W, CC BY-SA 3.0

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{{Aircraft infobox
| name = Beechcraft Baron
| image = Beechcraft Baron 58.jpg
| caption = Beechcraft Baron. Photo: San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives, Public domain, via [[commons:File:Beechcraft Baron 58.jpg|Wikimedia Commons]]
| make = Beechcraft
| type = Civil utility aircraft
| origin = United States
| first_flight = February 29, 1960
| produced = 1961–present
| status = In production
| number_built = 7,011 (at end of 2025)
| faa_registered = 2,988 (FAA register, October 30, 2026)
| seats = 1, 6 passengers
| engine = 2 × Continental IO-470-L, 260 hp
| cruise = 180 kn (B55)
| range = 942 nmi (B55)
| ceiling = 19,700 ft (B55)
| gross_weight = 5,100 lb (B55)
| developed_from = Beechcraft Travel Air
| category = Piston twins
}}

The '''Beechcraft Baron''' is a light twin-engine piston airplane with a low wing, introduced by Beechcraft in 1961 and developed from the Beechcraft Travel Air. It was a success and stayed in production for decades.<ref name="wp"/> In the U.S. there are 2,988 with a valid registration.<ref name="faa"/>

In November 2025 Textron Aviation, Beechcraft's owner, announced that production of the Baron and the related [[Beechcraft Bonanza]] would end once current orders were filled, and that it plans to support the Baron with parts indefinitely.<ref name="wp"/>

== History ==
The Baron's direct predecessor was the Beechcraft 95 Travel Air, which used the Bonanza's fuselage and the tail surfaces of the T-34 Mentor military trainer. To make the Baron, Beechcraft gave the Travel Air the tail of the Beechcraft Debonair, streamlined the engine nacelles and fitted six-cylinder engines. It answered the 1960 Piper Aztec, with two 250 hp engines, and Cessna's improved 310.<ref name="wp"/>

== Three Barons ==
* '''Baron 55''' (short body): the early 55, A55 and B55 had 260 hp Continental IO-470s, weighed 4,880 to 5,100 lb, and cruised at about 190 knots at 7,000 ft. The B55 stayed on as the basic economy model.<ref name="wp"/>
* '''Baron 56''' (short body), the turbocharged 56TC.<ref name="wp"/>
* '''Baron 58''' (long body), the most common Baron on the U.S. register.<ref name="wp"/><ref name="faa"/>

The U.S. Army flew the Baron as the T-42A Cochise trainer (95-B55B).<ref name="wp"/>

== Registered in the United States ==
The FAA register lists '''2,988''' of these airplanes with a valid U.S. registration. Here they are by the model name the FAA uses.<ref name="faa"/>
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! FAA model name !! Registered
|-
| 58 || 904
|-
| 95-B55 (T42A) || 768
|-
| 58P || 295
|-
| E-55 || 212
|-
| G58 || 183
|-
| 95-C55 || 157
|-
| D55 || 116
|-
| 95-A55 || 90
|-
| 58TC || 79
|-
| 95-B55 || 73
|-
| B-55 || 54
|-
| 95-55 || 53
|-
| 58PA || 3
|-
| 58TCA || 1
|}
</div>

== Specifications (B55) ==
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable"
! Item !! B55
|-
| Crew || 1
|-
| Passengers / capacity || 6 passengers
|-
| Length || 28 ft
|-
| Wingspan || 37 ft 10 in
|-
| Height || 9 ft 7 in
|-
| Wing area || 199.2 sq ft
|-
| Empty weight || 3,156 lb
|-
| Maximum takeoff weight || 5,100 lb
|-
| Fuel || 100 USgal usable fuel (normal), 136 USgal with optional tanks
|-
| Engine || 2 × Continental IO-470-L, 260 hp (air-cooled six-cylinder horizontally opposed engines)
|-
| Maximum speed || 205 kn
|-
| Cruise speed || 180 kn
|-
| Stall speed || 73 kn
|-
| Range || 942 nmi
|-
| Service ceiling || 19,700 ft
|-
| Rate of climb || 1,670 ft/min
|}
</div>
Figures as given in the Wikipedia article and its sources.<ref name="wp"/>

{{Owner notes}}

== Photos ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="170">
File:Beech.baron.arp.jpg|Beechcraft Baron. Photo: unknown, Public domain
File:Baron-g-bnun-bma-2.jpg|Beech Baron registered G-BNUN of BMI at Shoreham Airport England. Photo: MilborneOne, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:Baron 55 cockpit.jpg|An almost unaltered cockpit from a 1964 beechcraft Baron 55. Photo: Spartan7W, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:T-42 Cochise.jpg|Beechcraft Baron. Photo: USAF, Public domain
File:Beechcraft Baron 56TC.jpg|A Baron 56TC in flight. Photo: San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives, Public domain
File:Two Beechcraft 55.jpg|Two Beechcraft 55's in flight. Photo: San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives, Public domain
File:1966 Baron C55.jpg|A 1966 Beechcraft Baron in-flight. Photo: San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives, Public domain
File:Beechcraft Baron 58TC.jpg|A Baron 58TC in flight. Photo: San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives, Public domain
</gallery>
All photos are from [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]]; click a photo for its full credit and license.

== Buying a Beechcraft Baron ==
{{For sale soon}}

== Sources ==
<references>
<ref name="wp">Wikipedia, "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Baron Beechcraft Baron]", read November 1, 2026. Airplane Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.</ref>
<ref name="faa">Federal Aviation Administration, [https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download Releasable Aircraft Database], file dated October 30, 2026. Valid registrations of fixed-wing airplanes whose FAA maker and model names belong to this family. Airplane Wiki uses only counts from this file, never owner names or addresses.</ref>
</references>

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