General Aviation
Beech 65-A80
Manufacturer: BEECH
The Beechcraft Queen Air is a twin‑engined light aircraft produced by Beechcraft from 1960 to 1978. Built on the Twin Bonanza platform but with a larger fuselage, it served as a private, utility and small commuter airliner and laid the groundwork for the later King Air turboprops.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- beech-65-a80
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 3
- Example Registration
- N197CA
Specifications
- Wingspan
- 15.32 m / 50 ft
- Length
- 10.82 m / 35 ft
- Height
- 4.33 m / 14 ft
- Max Speed
- 398 km/h / 247 mph
- Cruise Speed
- 294 km/h / 183 mph
- Range
- 2439 km / 1317 nmi
- Ceiling
- 8200 m / 26800 ft
- First Flight
- 1958-08-28
- Production Start
- 1960
- Production End
- 1978
- Total Built
- 1005
Variants
- 65-A80- 3 registrations - Example N197CA