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The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a ... for 10 modified King Air 260 aircraft to replace the King Air H90 ... of engine overhauls cost $500,000-550,000 ...
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 425 was introduced as a competitor to the Beechcraft King Air. The 425 was introduced in 1980 and was a derivation of the Cessna 421, powered by two 450 hp (336 kW) Pratt & Whitney PT6 engines. In comparison to the King Air C90, "the result was an $875,000 pressurized twin-turboprop that could fly 15 knots to 20 knots faster than the C90 ...
The King Air test-engine or propeller replaced one of the standard ones. In 1974 the Beech 18 had been unable to fly fast enough and high enough to test the PT6A-50 for the de Havilland Canada Dash 7 so a Vickers Viscount was modified as a PT6 test-bed with a Dash-7 installation in the nose.
The 715 shp TPE331-6 used in the Beech King Air B100 have a 400-hr. fuel nozzle cleaning interval, 1,800-hr. hot section inspection interval and a 5,400-hr. time between overhaul; approval is possible for 3,000-hr. HSIs and 6,000-hr. overhauls and engine reserves are cheaper than for the PT6A.
The $2.8 million Nextant G90XT is a remanufactured Beech King Air with its PT6A-135s replaced by single lever Czech GE H75s, a Garmin G1000 cockpit and a new cabin. Improved metals and 3D aero compressor enable a direct climb over FL250 and 275 to 280 kn (509 to 519 km/h) cruise, up to 17 kn (31 km/h) faster than a C90GT, while having 10% ...
As of 2006, the only small King Air in production is the conventional-tail C90GT. Span: 50 ft 3 in (15.33 m) Length: 35 ft 6in (10.82 m) Height: 14 ft 3 in (4.35 m) Engines: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-21 turboprops, 550 shp (410 kW) each; Cruising Speed: 284 mph (247 knots ,457 km/h) First Flight: May 1963
Beechcraft Model 90 King Air: 1964 2,178 [3] Twin turboprop engine monoplane utility airplane Beechcraft Model 95 Travel Air: 1956 720 Twin piston engine monoplane utility airplane Beechcraft Model 99 Airliner: 1966 239 Twin turboprop engine monoplane airliner Beechcraft Model 100 King Air: 1969 383 Twin turboprop engine monoplane utility ...