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The Beechcraft Queen Air is a twin-engined light aircraft produced by Beechcraft in numerous versions from 1960 to 1978. Based upon the Twin Bonanza , with which it shared key components such as wings, engines, and tail surfaces, it had a larger fuselage, and served as the basis for the highly successful King Air series of turboprop aircraft.
Beechcraft gave the type the in-house designation of Model 65 and developed it as a civilian aircraft as well, christening it the "Queen Air". The first two Model 65s built were retained by Beechcraft as prototypes and the third was delivered to the Army in 1960, with a further 23 being delivered that year and in 1961. [1] [5] [6] [7]
The Beechcraft Model 65 Queen Air and Model 90 King Air are both direct descendants of the Model 50 Twin Bonanza. All three aircraft share the same basic wing design, as well as landing gear, flaps, instrument panels, fuel cells, and more. The Queen Air added a larger cabin to the design, while the later King Air added turbine power and ...
The Beechcraft Model 99 is a civilian aircraft produced by Beechcraft. It is also known as the Beech 99 Airliner and the Commuter 99. The 99 is a twin-engine, unpressurized, 15 to 17 passenger seat turboprop aircraft, derived from the earlier Beechcraft King Air and Queen Air. It uses the wings of the Queen Air, the engines and nacelles of the ...
Beechcraft Model 88 Queen Air: 1965 47 Twin piston engine monoplane utility airplane Beechcraft Model 89 Queen Airliner: N/A 0 Unbuilt twin piston engine monoplane utility airplane Beechcraft Model 90 King Air: 1964 2,178 [3] Twin turboprop engine monoplane utility airplane Beechcraft Model 95 Travel Air: 1956 720
Beechcraft is an American brand of civil aviation and military aircraft owned by Textron Aviation since 2014, [1] headquartered in Wichita, Kansas.Originally, it was a brand of Beech Aircraft Corporation, an American manufacturer of general aviation, commercial, and military aircraft, ranging from light single-engined aircraft to twin-engined turboprop transports, business jets, and military ...
The Beechcraft Model 18 (or "Twin Beech", as it is also known) is a 6- to 11-seat, [1] twin-engined, low-wing, tailwheel light aircraft manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. Continuously produced from 1937 to November 1969 (over 32 years, a world record at the time), over 9,000 were built, making it one of the world ...
Beechcraft Model 65 Queen Air; Beechcraft Model 70 Queen Air; Beechcraft Model 76 Duchess four-seat light twin; Beechcraft Model 77 Skipper<1--1978--> two-seat trainer; Beechcraft Model 80 Queen Air; Beechcraft Model 85 Queen Air; Beechcraft Model 88 Queen Air utility transport; Beechcraft Model 90 King Air utility transport