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The Beechcraft King Air is the world's most popular turboprop aircraft. Beech Aircraft developed the King Air in 1964 as a compromise between piston-engine and jet aircraft; it could fly farther and higher than piston-engine aircraft yet land on the short runways of most small airports. The design remains the primary business aircraft for small to mid-size companies and part of the flight inventories of larger corporations.

Rather than investing in new and expensive technology, Beech built an improved and marketable business aircraft from its existing production line. The aircraft displayed here, LJ-34, began as a Queen Air that was upgraded with Pratt and Whitney PT6A-6 turboprop engines, a design that soon became the C-90. Several companies operated it for a total of more than 7,000 hours of service.

Display Status

This object is on display in Business Aviation at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Business Aviation
Object Details
Date 1965 Type CRAFT-Aircraft Manufacturer Beech Aircraft Corporation
Physical Description Seven/ten place, low-wing, twin-turboprop business aircraft; white with red and gray trim. Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-6 engines. Dimensions Wingspan: 13.98m (45 ft 10 in)
Length: 10.8 m (35 ft 6 in)
Height: 4.4 m (14 ft 8 in)
Weight, empty: 2,576 kg (5,680 lb)
Weight, gross: 4,218 kg (9,300 lb)
Top Speed: 448 km/h (280 mph)
Engine: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6A, 550
Materials fuselage - aluminum alloy semi-monocoque
wings - cantilever aluminum alloy with magnesium ailerons
tail - catinliever all-metal
landing gear - retractable tricycle
Inventory Number A20000795000 Credit Line Gift of Raytheon Aircraft Corporation Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Open Access (CCO)
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