BEECH 60 Duke

Aircraft
Name: 
60 Duke
Manufacturer: 
BEECH
Body: 
Narrow
Wing: 
Fixed Wing
Position: 
Low wing
Tail: 
Regular tail (Dihedral)
WTC: 
L
APC: 
B
Type Code: 
L2P
Engine: 
Piston
Engine Count: 
Multi
Position: 
(Front) Wing leading mounted
Landing gear: 
Tricycle retractable
Manufacturered as
BEECH 60 Duke
BEECH Duke

BE60

Light business aircraft. In service since 1968 (pressurized since 1970). Pressurized development between Beech 58 Baron and Beech 65 Queen Air. More than 1000 aircraft were built between 1968 and 1982.

Technical Data
Wing span: 
12.00 m
Length: 
10.30 m
Height: 
3.80 m
Powerplant: 

2 x 380 HP Lycoming TIO 541-E1C4 piston engines with 3 blade propellers.

Engine Model: 
Lycoming TIO-541
Indicative Performance Data
Take-Off
V2: 
95 kts
Distance: 
600 m
MTOW: 
3070 kg
Initial Climb (to 5000 ft)
IAS: 
125 kts
ROC: 
1500 ft/min
Initial Climb (to FL150)
IAS: 
180 kts
ROC: 
800
Initial Climb (to FL240)
IAS: 
180 kts
ROC: 
800 ft/min
MACH Climb
MACH: 
n/a
ROC: 
n/a
Cruise
TAS: 
220 kts
MACH: 
n/a
Ceiling: 
300
Range: 
1000 NM
Initial Descent (to FL240)
MACH: 
n/a
ROD: 
n/a
Descent (to FL100)
IAS: 
220 kts
ROD: 
800 ft/min
Descent (FL100 & below)
IAS: 
n/a
MCS: 
160 kts
ROD: 
n/a
Approach
Vapp (IAS): 
95 kts
Distance: 
400 m

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