King Air :
The Beechcraft King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation (now Beechcraft Division of Hawker Beechcraft). The King Air line comprises a number of models that have been divided into two families; the Model 90 and 100 series are known as King Airs, while the Model 200 and 300 series were originally marketed as Super King Airs, with "Super" being dropped by Beechcraft in 1996
King Air B100
Specifications obtained from The International Directory of Civil Aircraft, 1997/98 Edition.
General characteristics
- Crew: 1-2
- Capacity: 13 passengers maximum, depending on cabin configuration
- Length: 39 ft 11 in (12.17 m)
- Wingspan: 45 ft 11 in (14.0 m)
- Height: 15 ft 5 in (4.7 m)
- Wing area: 279.7 ft² (26.0 m²)
- Empty weight: 7,092 lb (3,212 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 11,800 lb (5,352 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Garrett TPE-331-6-251B or -252 turboprops, driving 3-bladed propellers, 840 shp, flat-rated to 715 shp (533 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 307 mph Indicated Air Speed (IAS) (265 kts IAS, 491 km/h IAS)
- Range: 1,525 mi (1,325 nm, 2,455 km)
- Service ceiling: 24,850 ft (7,574 m)
- Rate of climb: 2,140 ft/min (10.87 m/s)
- Wing loading: 42.2 lb/ft² (205.84 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.121 hp/lb (199.17 W/kg)
