Beechcraft hit the jackpot in the early 1960s with the Baron, a sleek swept-tail personal twin derived from the somewhat clunky looking Travel Air and straight-tail Debonair single. Unlike Beech’s previous twins, the Baron captured the magic of the Bonanza. It was fast, easy to fly, comfortable and could haul a decent load. In the day of cheap avgas and twin-engine prestige, the Baron was king. Over the 50-plus years of Barons, Beech churned out thousands, from the original model 55, with 260 hp Continentals, to turbocharged and pressurized models to today’s million-dollar-plus flat-panel equipped G58 Baron.