A 1947 advertisement for the first Model 35 Bonanza At the end of, two all-metal emerged, the Model 35 Bonanza and the, that represented very different approaches to the premium end of the postwar civil-aviation market. Dn 2000f Mkii Manualidades. With its high-wing, seven-cylinder, fixed, and roll-down side windows, the Cessna 195 was little more than a continuation of prewar technology; the 35 Bonanza, however, was more like the fighters developed during the war, featuring an easier-to-manage, horizontally opposed, six-cylinder engine, a shape, retractable (although the nosewheel initially was not steerable, but castering) and low-wing configuration.

Designed by a team led by, the model 35 Bonanza was a relatively fast, low-wing monoplane at a time when most light aircraft were still made of wood and fabric. The Model 35 featured, and its signature (equipped with a combination elevator-rudder called a 'ruddervator'), which made it both efficient and the most distinctive private aircraft in the sky. The prototype 35 Bonanza made its first flight on December 22, 1945, with the first production aircraft debuting as 1947 models. The first 30–40 Bonanzas produced had fabric-covered flaps and ailerons, after which, those surfaces were covered with alloy sheet.