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Beechcraft Model 99
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The Beechcraft Model 99 is a civilian aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation (previously the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon and now a unit of Hawker Beechcraft). It is also known as the Beech 99 Airliner and the Commuter 99. The 99 is a twin-engined, unpressurized, 17-seat/15 passenger turboprop aircraft, derived from earlier Beechcraft King Air and Queen Air, using the wings of the Queen Air, and the engines and nacelles of the King Air, and sub-systems from both, and with a unique nose structure used only on the 99.
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Designed in the 1960s as a replacement for the Beechcraft Model 18 its first flight was in July 1966. It received type certification on May 2, 1968, and sixty-two aircraft were delivered by the end of the year.
In 1984, the Beechcraft 1900, a pressurized 19-passenger airplane, was the follow on aircraft.
Production ended in 1986. Nearly half the Beech 99s in airline service are now operated as freighters by Ameriflight.
- 99: (10,400 lb max takeoff weight, Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 engines flat rated at 550 hp)
- 99A: (same as 99, but PT6A-27 engines flat rated at 550 HP)
- A99A: (one of a kind, 99A without wing center section tanks; this aircraft has been scrapped)
- B99 Airliner: (10,900 lb max takeoff weight, PT6A-27 engines flat rated at 680 hp)
- B99 Executive:
- C99 Commuter: 11,300 lb max takeoff weight, PT6A-36 engines flat rated at 715 hp)
In August 2006 a total of 134 Beech B99 aircraft remain in airline service. Major operators include: Alpine Air Express (14), Ameriflight (57) and Bemidji Airlines (10). Some 25 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type.[1]
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General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Capacity: Normally 15 passengers (8-seat 'Business Executive' model available)
- Length: 44 ft 6¾ in (13.58 m)
- Wingspan: 45 ft 10½ in (13.98 m)
- Height: 14 ft 4⅓ in (4.37 m)
- Wing area: 279.7 ft² (25.99 m²)
- Empty weight: 5,533 lb (varies depending upon equipment and configuration) (2,515 kg)
- Loaded weight: ()
- Max takeoff weight: 10,400, 10,900, or 11,300 lb -- see above (4,727 kg)
- Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney PT6A-20, -27. or -36 turboprop Hartzell constant speed, feathering, and reversing, 653 eshp (487 kW) each
Performance
- Cruise speed: 200 knots
- Range: 910 nm (1,048 mi, 1,686 km) at 216 mph (347 km/h) at 8,000 ft (2,440 m)
- Service ceiling: 26,200 ft (7,988 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,700 ft/min (8.63 m/s)
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
- ^ Green, William, The Observers Book of Aircraft, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, 1970. ISBN 0-7232-0087-4
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