Blunt engine nacelles and squared-off tail ûare the hallmarks of the Travel Airs.û

The Travel Air was Beech’s entry into the then-new light twin market, making use of a formula used successfully by several manufacturers: take the basic design of a successful single and make a twin out of it. The single in this case was the Bonanza. Later on, Beech did the same thing over again and got the Baron as a result. Compared to the prestigious and pricey Barons, though, the Travel Air can be a real bargain.

However, the Travel Air is, shall we say, a “vintage” airplane; one that, no matter how virtuous, is getting very long in the tooth. The tough decision for a buyer, then, is whether the…