Beech 65-90
Photo Credit: Tim Martin
The Beech 65-90 is a twin-engine, unpressurized, 9 passenger seat turboprop aircraft, derived from the earlier Beechcraft King Air and Queen Air.
On January 24, 1964, the first definitive prototype, now designated Model 65-90, fitted with Pratt & Whitney PT6A-6 engines, flew for the first time.
A total of 112 Beech 65-90s were built through 1966. Production of the aircraft ended with the introduction of the Model 65-A90 with Pratt & Whitney PT6A-20 engines..
The aircraft utilized a three-blade Hartzell propeller, which featured advanced speed feathering abilities. The Model 65-90 was powered by a variant of the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboprop engine. These engines provided the twin-engine aircraft with over 500 shaft horsepower each.
The aircraft type was acquired with the purchase of Southern Frontier Airlines on April 25, 1988 and used primarily on light passenger routes through out BC, Alberta & Saskatchewan.
Technical Specifications
| Crew: | 1 Pilot |
| Capacity: | 9 Passengers |
| Length: | 35 ft 6 in (11.12m) |
| Wingspan: | 45 ft 10 in (14 m) |
| Height: | 14 ft 8 in (4.51 m) |
| Wing Area: | 280 sq ft (26 m2) |
| Empty Weight: | 5680 lb (2576 kg) |
| Max Takeoff Weight: | 9300 lb (4218 kg) |
| Fuel Capacity: | 384 US Gal |
| Max Payload: | 2976 lbs |
| Powerplant: | 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 (also -27 /-36) turboprop engines, 500 shp (373 kW) each |
| Propellers: | 3-bladed Hartzell constant speed feathering and reversible propellers |
| Cruise speed: | 234 kts (269 mph, 432 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3000 m) |
| Range: | 1360 nmi (1,565 mi, 2,518 km) |
| Service Ceiling: | 27,400 ft (8,351 m) |
Aircraft Registration
| Registration | MSN |
| C-GFSM | LJ-422 |
| C-GJBK | LJ-7 |
| C-GZIZ | LJ-46 |
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