Beecraft Honey Bee

Honey Bee
Bee Aviation Honeybee awaiting restoration at the San Diego Air & Space Museum
Role	Homebuilt aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Bee Aviation Associates, Inc.
Designer	Walter Mooney
First flight	12 July 1952
Introduction	1952
Number built	1

The Beecraft Honey Bee was an all-metal V-tailed homebuilt aircraft, that was designed by Walter Mooney and first flown on 12 July 1952.

The Honey Bee was designed and built by Walter Mooney

The Honey Bee is a single seat all metal, high-wing, tricycle gear-equipped aircraft with a V-tail. The stressed skin aircraft is designed to accommodate wing flaps and slots.

The prototype was test flown by William Chana on 12 July 1952 and certified on 17 December 1953.

The Honey Bee prototype now is on display at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. It is the lone Bee aircraft to survive an arson fire at the museum.

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