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BEECH 80 Queen Air
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BE80
| Aircraft | |||||||||
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| Name | 80 Queen Air | ||||||||
| Manufacturer | BEECH | ||||||||
| Body | Narrow | ||||||||
| Wing | Fixed Wing | ||||||||
| Position | Low wing | ||||||||
| Tail | Regular tail, mid set | ||||||||
| WTC | Light | ||||||||
| APC | A | ||||||||
| Type code | L2P | ||||||||
| Engine | Piston | ||||||||
| Engine count | Multi | ||||||||
| Position | (Front) Wing leading mounted | ||||||||
| Landing gear | Tricycle retractable | ||||||||
| Mass group | 2 | ||||||||
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BEECH 80 Queen Air
Description
Utility and commuter airliner. In service since 1964. More powerful development of BEECH 65 Queen Air. Production ended in 1997.
Technical Data
| Wing span | 15.5 m50.853 ft <br /> |
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| Length | 10.8 m35.433 ft <br /> |
| Height | 4.3 m14.108 ft <br /> |
| Powerplant | 2 x 380 HP Lycoming IGSO-540-A1D piston engines with 3 blade propellers. |
| Engine model | Lycoming O-540 |
Performance Data
| Take-Off | Initial Climb (to 5000 ft) |
Initial Climb (to FL150) |
Initial Climb (to FL240) |
MACH Climb | Cruise | Initial Descent (to FL240) |
Descent (to FL100) |
Descent (FL100 & below) |
Approach | ||||||||||
| V2 (IAS) | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | MACH | TAS | 159 kts | MACH | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | Vapp (IAS) | kts | ||
| Distance | m | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | MACH | ROD | ft/min | ROD | ft/min | MCS | kts | Distance | m | |
| MTOW | 39923,992 kg <br />3.992 tonnes <br /> kg | Ceiling | FL268 | ROD | ft/min | APC | A | ||||||||||||
| WTC | L | Range | 13171,317 nm <br />2,439,084 m <br />2,439.084 km <br />8,002,244.1 ft <br /> NM | ||||||||||||||||
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving BE80
None on SKYbrary