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The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by Beechcraft. The Model 200 and Model 300 series were originally marketed as the "Super King Air" family; the "Super" designation was dropped in 1996. [3] They form the King Air line together with the King Air Model 90 and 100 series. [4]
Jamaica Defence Force - One King Air 100, and one King Air 350 WR. [15] [16] Japan. Japan Maritime Self Defense Force - 18 King Air C90s. [17] Air Transport Squadron 61 (1989-) 202nd Naval Air Training Squadron (1973-) Mexico. Mexican Air Force - One King Air 90. [18] Morocco. Royal Moroccan Air Force - Six King Air A100s. [19] Peru
A Model B100 King Air with Garrett engines Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force TC-90. The Model 100 is a stretched derivative of the Model 90 featuring five cabin windows instead of the Model 90's three; MTOW increased by 1,300 lb (590 kg) over the 90, to 10,600 lb (4,810 kg).
The charter department, which operates the King Air 350's, Citation X and other Provincial Airlines aircraft at its disposal, is also located at the Hangar in Halifax. CFB Comox: The hangar in Comox, British Columbia is part of CFB Comox and is the base of one of Provincial Aerospace's King Air 200 maritime surveillance aircraft and its pilots.
Twelve aircraft based on King Air A200CT and with three-bladed propellers were purchased by the US Army from 1985 (later known as C-12F-1), followed by another eight based on King Air 200C but with three-bladed propellers (later C-12F-2). [18] RC-12F U.S. Navy version of the UC-12F modified with AN/APS-140/504 surface search radar.
In 2018 the RNZAF leased four King Air 350 aircraft to replace the King Air 200 aircraft operated by No.42 Squadron, with the first aircraft arriving at Ohakea in April 2018. [ 2 ] In July 2020, New Zealand Minister of Defence Ron Mark welcomed the delivery of the fourth and final King Air 350 to Ohakea, bringing No.42 Squadron back up to full ...
A Beech King Air 200 was acquired by the airline in 1975 and services began from Lord Howe Island Airport in 1976. [ 1 ] In 1988 it was renamed to Norfolk Airlines and operated Beech Queen Air [ 2 ] and BN Islander [ 3 ] and ceased the operations in 1991.
It could haul 1200 gallons of retardant with two TPE-331 GR turboprop engines at speeds in excess of 200 kn (370.4 km/h). A contract for building 23 of the new S-2T airtankers was entered into, with 13 delivered by the end of 2002, seven additional aircraft delivered and placed in service by the end of 2004 and the final three in 2005. [ 3 ]