The Beechcraft Bonanza is an American general aviation aircraft introduced in 1947 by Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. The six-seater, single-engined aircraft is still being produced by Beechcraft and has been in continuous production longer than any other airplane in history.[3][4] More than 17,000 Bonanzas of all variants have been built, produced in both distinctive V-tail and conventional tail configurations.