24 December 2005
The FAA has granted Raytheon type certification for the new Beechcraft King Air C90GT, the latest version of the popular twin-turbine King Air 90 series.
Features include a 26kt increase in max cruise speed, fifty percent reduction in the time needed to reach its certified ceiling, and shorter take-off distances at all field elevations when compared to the King Air C90B that it replaces.
Two Pratt and Whitney PT6A-135 engines increase the C90GT’s max cruise speed to 272 knots while taking only 22 minutes to reach its 30,000 foot certified ceiling. Standard day, sea level take-off distance is also reduced 312 feet from the C90B model’s 2,709 feet to 2,392 feet at max gross take off weight.
‘On typical missions, the C90GT will deliver its passengers in a nearly fifty percent larger cabin and within minutes of even the closest competitive very light jet. It will also accomplish this same mission with system redundancy that no single-engine turboprop can match’ said Beechcraft president and general manager Randy Groom.
Raytheon boast the rugged, performance-orientated C90GT also provides operators with the versatility to land on short runways or unimproved strips, where most jets are unable to land.
Foreign certifications will begin shortly and the typically equipped price is $2,950,000.
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