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Pilot Resources Aircraft & Ownership Aircraft Guide Beechcraft King Air 250

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Beechcraft King Air 260

  • New Price: $6,390,000
  • Seats: 9
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Overview

  • Take the King Air C90, stretch it, throw on some more power, bump up the horizontal stabilizer, and you’ve more or less created a King Air 260. Originally called the Super King Air, the 260 is an impressive eight feet longer than the C90 series, which means you can carry two more people. At 12,500 pounds maximum takeoff weight, the airplane just touches the limit of what you can fly without a type rating. In the spirit of making it easy for pilots to step up through the product line, the 260 features the same Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion panel as the smaller C90GTx. The new King Air 260 features autothrottles from IS&S.

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Specifications

  • Powerplant

    (2) Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-52 (850 shp each)

  • Propellers

    Hartzell 4 blade, composite, constant speed, auto feathering

  • Length

    43 ft 10 in

  • Height

    14 ft 10 in

  • Wingspan

    57 ft 11 in

  • Wing Area

    310 sq ft

  • Wing loading

    40.6 lb/sq ft

  • Power loading

    7.4 lb/shp

  • Cabin Width

    54 in

  • Empty Weight

    8,830 lb

  • Maximum gross weight

    12,500 lb

  • Useful load

    3,760 lb

  • Payload with full fuel

    115 lb

  • Fuel capacity

    3,645 lb / 544 gal

  • Baggage capacity

    550 lb, 55.3 cu ft

Performance

  • Takeoff distance ground roll

    1,715 ft

  • Takeoff distance over 50-ft obstacle

    2,111 ft

  • Rate of climb sea level

    2,437 fpm

  • Service ceiling

    35,000 ft

  • Landing distance over 50-ft obstacle

    2,845 ft

  • Landing distance ground roll

    1,750 ft

  • Cruise speed/endurance w/45-min rsv, std fuel (fuel consumption, ea engine) @ 75% power, best economy

    310 KTAS

  • Range

Limiting and Recommended Airspeeds

  • VX

  • VY

  • VNE

  • VS1

  • VSO

    80 KCAS

For more information, contact Textron Aviation (Beechcraft) at or via https://beechcraft.txtav.com/en/king-air-260

All specifications are based on manufacturer's calculations. All performance figures are based on standard day, standard atmosphere, sea level, gross weight conditions unless otherwise noted.