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Beech Aircraft Company is an american aircraft manufacturer and was founded in 1932. Beechcraft produces small aircrafts for both military and civil operators. Beechcraft was taken over by Raytheon in 1980 and renamed to Raytheon Aircraft. At the same time Raytheon took over BAe Hawker. Hawker Beechcraft was declared bancrupt in 2012. 2 years later they were taken over by Textron. Textron is one of the largest aerospace groups.