Beech / Beechcraft 90 / 100 King Air
Corporate Aircraft
Photo ©: Karsten Palt
The Beechcraft 90 / 100 King Air is a twin-engined turboprop corporate travel and utility aircraft with retractable landing gear and pressurized cabin produced by the US-American manufacturer Beech Aircraft Corporation, later Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, today Beechcraft a brand of Textron Aviation.
The Beech 90 / 100 King Air is a development of the Beech Queen Air. The Model 100 King Air is a stretched variant (+1.27m / 4ft 2in). Production of the 100 King Air ceased in 1984. Current production model is the Beechcraft King Air C90GTx.
| Crew | 1 / 2 | |
| Passengers | 90=6-8, 100=8-13 | |
| Propulsion | 2 Turboprop Engines | |
| Engine Model | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-28 | |
| Engine Power (each) | 507 kW | 680 shp |
| Speed | 459 km/h | 248 kts 285 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 7.574 m | 24.850 ft |
| Range | 2.484 km | 1.341 NM 1.543 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 3.083 kg | 6.797 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 5.216 kg | 11.500 lbs |
| Wing Span | 14,00 m | 45 ft 11 in |
| Wing Area | 26,0 m² | 280 ft² |
| Length | 12,17 m | 39 ft 11 in |
| Height | 4,70 m | 15 ft 5 in |
| First Flight | 20.01.1964 (90) | |
| Production Status | in production | |
| ICAO Code | BE10 BE9L BE9T | |
| FAA TCDS | 3A20 / A14CE | |
| EASA TCDS | A.503 | |
| Data for (Version) | Beech King Air A100 | |
| [Photo-ID: 4077] © Karsten Palt 2010-08-21 | |
 | Beech C90 King Air Reg.: D-IFHI c/n: LJ-977 |
| [Düsseldorf International (EDDL / DUS)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1776] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-03 | |
 | Beech C90GTi King Air Reg.: D-ICMK |
| AERO Friedrichshafen 2009 [Friedrichshafen (EDNY / FDH)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 10214] © Karsten Palt 2014-05-28 | |
 | Beech King Air 65-90 Reg.: N275DP c/n: LJ-34 early model, built in 1965 |
| NASM Udvar Hazy Center [Chantilly, VA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 421] © Karsten Palt 2007-07-19 | |
 | Beech King Air C90A Luwe Flug Reg.: N104AJ c/n: LJ-1164 |
| [Wilhelmshaven-Mariensiel (EDWI / WVN)] | |