BE9L

BEECH 90 King Air

Aircraft
Name
90 King Air
Manufacturer
Body
Narrow
Wing
Fixed Wing
WTC
L
APC
B
Type Code
L2T
Engine
Turboprop
Engine Count
Multi
Manufactured as
SWEARINGEN Taurus 90
RAYTHEON King Air
RAYTHEON 90 King Air
JETCRAFTERS Taurus 90
HAWKER BEECHCRAFT 90 King Air 90
HAWKER BEECHCRAFT King Air 90
BEECH 90 (D90) King Air
BEECH 90 (E90) King Air
BEECH 90 King Air
BEECH King Air (90, A90 to E90)
BEECH VC-6 King Air
BEECH T-44 King Air
BEECH 90 (C90) King Air
BEECH 90 (A90) King Air
BEECH 90 (B90) King Air

BE9L

Corporate and utility aircraft. In service since 1964. Turboprop development of BEECH Queen Air. Exists in some civil and military versions, E90 with more powerful engines and F90 with the T-tail of the Beech 200 Super King Air. Stretched development: Beech 100 King Air. This type has been taken over and is partly built by RAYTHEON, USA. US-mil. types: U-21, C-6.

Technical Data
Wing span (metric)
15.30 m
Length (metric)
10.80 m
Height (metric)
4.30 m
Powerplant

2 x 500 SHP P&W PT6A -6 or 2 x 530 SHP P&W PT6A -20 or 2 x 550 SHP P&W PT6A -21 or 2 x 560 SHP P&W PT6A -34 turboprops with 3 blade propellers.

Engine Model(s)
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6
Indicative Performance Data
Take-Off
V2
n/a
Distance
n/a
MTOW
4580 kg
Initial Climb (to 5000 ft)
IAS
n/a
ROC
n/a
Initial Climb (to FL150)
IAS
n/a
ROC
n/a
Initial Climb (to FL240)
IAS
n/a
ROC
n/a
MACH Climb
MACH
n/a
ROC
n/a
Cruise
TAS
260 kts
MACH
n/a
Ceiling
300
Range
1530 NM
Initial Descent (to FL240)
MACH
n/a
ROD
n/a
Descent (to FL100)
IAS
n/a
ROD
n/a
Descent (FL100 & below)
IAS
n/a
MCS
n/a
ROD
n/a
Approach
Vapp (IAS)
n/a
Distance
n/a

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