| 1900 Airliner | |
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 An Air Labrador Beechcraft 1900D |
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| Type | Regional airliner, cargo, and corporate aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Beechcraft |
| Maiden flight | September 3, 1982[1] |
| Introduced | February 1983 |
| Produced | 1982-2002 |
| Number built | 695 |
| Unit cost | US$ 4. Labrador Airways Limited, operating as Air Labrador, is an Airline based in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. A regional airliner is a small Airliner designed to fly between 35 and 100 passengers from point to point on short-haul flights A cargo aircraft (also known as freighters or freight aircraft) is an Fixed-wing aircraft designed or converted for the carriage of goods rather An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing building testing selling and maintaining Aircraft, Aircraft parts Hawker Beechcraft The Beech Aircraft Corporation, previously the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon and now a unit of Hawker Beechcraft, is a United The maiden flight of an Aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord 995 million (2001)[1] |
| Developed from | Beechcraft Super King Air |
| Variants | C-12J |
The Beechcraft 1900 Airliner is a 19-passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop airplane manufactured by the Beechcraft Division of the Raytheon Company (now Hawker Beechcraft). WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A turboprop engine is a type of aircraft powerplant that uses a Gas turbine engine to drive a Propeller. Overview Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to Wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft. Hawker Beechcraft The Beech Aircraft Corporation, previously the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon and now a unit of Hawker Beechcraft, is a United Raytheon Company ( is a major American Defense contractor and industrial corporation with core Manufacturing concentrations in Defense systems Hawker Beechcraft Corporation is the name of a holding company formed by Onex Corporation and Goldman Sachs to acquire the aircraft manufacturing assets of Raytheon It was designed as and is primarily used as a regional airliner. A regional airliner is a small Airliner designed to fly between 35 and 100 passengers from point to point on short-haul flights It is also used commercially as a freight aircraft, corporate transport, and by the United States military and other governments. A cargo aircraft (also known as freighters or freight aircraft) is an Fixed-wing aircraft designed or converted for the carriage of goods rather A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking
The Airliner is designed to carry passengers in all weather conditions from airports with relatively short runways. An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. It is capable of flying over distances well over of 600 miles, although few operators use its full fuel range. In terms of the number of aircraft built and its continued use by many passenger airlines and other users, it is the most successful 19-passenger airliner in history. [2]
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Development
The 1900 is Beechcraft's third regional airline aircraft. Hawker Beechcraft The Beech Aircraft Corporation, previously the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon and now a unit of Hawker Beechcraft, is a United The Beechcraft Model 18 was a 6 to 11 passenger utility aircraft produced from 1937 to 1970, used by the military, airlines, charter operations, corporations for executive transport, and freight carriers. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Beech 18, or "Twin Beech" as it was often called, was hugely successful, with a production run of over 30 years, more than 9,000 built and more approved modifications than any other airplane in history. It remains in common use in numerous roles including freight aircraft and skydivers' jump plane. The 15-passenger Beechcraft Model 99 Airliner was designed to replace the Beech 18, and was produced from 1966 to 1986. The Beechcraft Model 99 is a civilian aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation (previously the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon and now a unit It was also commercially successful and remains in common use with freight airlines such as Ameriflight. Ameriflight is an American Cargo airline based in Burbank, California, USA.
The Beechcraft 1900 was developed directly from the Beechcraft Super King Air 200. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The 1900 first flew on September 3, 1982, with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification awarded in November 1983 under Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 41C airworthiness standards. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of The Federal Aviation Regulations, or FAR s are rules prescribed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA governing all Aviation activities in the Like the 1900, the 1900C was certified under SFAR 41C, but the later 1900D version was certified to FAR Part 23 "Commuter Category" standards. [3]
The 1900 entered service in February 1984, with the first ExecLiner corporate version delivered in 1985. A total of 695 Beechcraft 1900 aircraft were built, making the Airliner the best-selling 19-passenger airliner in history. [2][4] With market trends favoring larger 50- to 90-seat regional jets, Raytheon ended production of the Beechcraft 1900 in October 2002. The term Regional jet, or RJ, describes a range of short-haul Turbofan powered Aircraft, whose use throughout the world expanded after the advent Many airlines continue to fly the 1900.
Design
Since the 1900 is derived from the King Air, all 1900s share certain characteristics with that aircraft. Sunwest Aviation is a charter airline based at the Calgary International Airport in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Cockpit controls and operations are similar to those of the King Air. While Federal Aviation Regulations require two pilots for airline operations, the 1900 is designed and certificated for single-pilot operation in corporate or cargo settings, as is the King Air.
Propulsion
The 1900 is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A turboprop engines. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A turboprop engine is a type of aircraft powerplant that uses a Gas turbine engine to drive a Propeller. The 1900 and 1900C use two PT6A-65B engines, each flat rated at 1,100 shaft horsepower. The 1900D uses two PT6A-67D engines, each rated at 1,279 shaft horsepower.
The propellers are manufactured by Hartzell, with four blades on each propeller. The blades on the 1900 are made from composite materials. Composite materials (or composites for short are engineered Materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical
Jet A is the recommended fuel; however the engines are also approved for limited operations on other types of jet fuel or aviation-grade gasoline. Jet fuel is a type of Aviation fuel designed for use in Aircraft powered by gas-turbine engines. Jet fuel is a type of Aviation fuel designed for use in Aircraft powered by gas-turbine engines. Avgas is a high-octane Aviation fuel used for Aircraft and Racing cars Avgas is a Portmanteau for aviation gasoline [5]
Performance
The 1900D cruises at about 260 knots true airspeed (300 mph or 480 km/h). True airspeed ( TAS) is the speed of an aircraft relative to the airmass in which it flies i Ordinary trip lengths range from 100 to 600 miles (20 minutes to two hours), but with full fuel tanks, the aircraft is capable of flying well in excess of 1,000 nautical miles. A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian. Airlines often prefer the 1900 over jet aircraft for shorter routes due to its fuel efficiency, and because trip times are not significantly longer on distances up to 300 miles (480 km). [5]
The Beechcraft 1900 can operate safely on relatively short airstrips. It can take off and land on grass and rough runways.
The airplane is certified to fly up to an altitude of 25,000 feet (7,600 meters) above mean sea level. Mean sea level (MSL is the average (mean height of the Sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface The cabin is pressurized, and the aircraft is equipped with emergency oxygen masks for the pilots and passengers in the event the cabin loses pressure. Cabin pressurization is the active pumping of compressed Air into an Aircraft cabin when flying at altitude to maintain a safe and comfortable environment for crew An oxygen mask provides a method to transfer breathing Oxygen gas from a storage tank to the Lungs. [5]
It is designed to operate in most weather conditions, including icing conditions, and it is usually equipped with weather radar to help pilots avoid severe weather. Atmospheric icing occurs when Water droplets in the air freeze on objects they contact A weather radar is a type of Radar used to locate precipitation, calculate its motion estimate its type ( Rain [5]
Raytheon offers the option of configuring the aircraft with a lavatory, using space otherwise available for passenger seating and cargo storage. A toilet is a Plumbing fixture and disposal system primarily intended for the disposal of the bodily wastes: Urine and fecal matter. Because most flights are less than two hours' duration, most airlines choose to configure the aircraft with the additional seating and cargo space, forgoing the lavatory. [5]
The Beechcraft 1900 is used by the FAA for its Airline Transport Pilot knowledge test section on operating and performance data. The Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL or ATP is the highest level of aircraft pilot certification Pilots are tested on center of gravity calculations, takeoff and landing performance and en route fuel burn. There are currently a total of 79 questions covering the Beechcraft 1900 in the ATP test bank.
ICAO Aircraft Designator
The ICAO designator for the 1900 is B190. The International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO) an agency of the United Nations, codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation This is used in ATC flight plans and pilot reports, as well as for aircraft type identification on ATC radar. Air traffic control ( ATC) is a service provided by ground-based controllers who direct Aircraft on the ground and in the air Flight plans are documents filed by pilots or a Flight Dispatcher with the local Civil Aviation Authority (e A pilot report or PIREP is a report of actual Weather conditions encountered by an Aircraft in flight Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range altitude direction or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as Aircraft, ships
Variants
1900
The original design is known simply as the Beechcraft 1900. It features two "airstair" passenger boarding doors: one near the tail of the aircraft much like the smaller King Airs, and a second at the front just behind the cockpit. An airstair is a passenger Staircase that is built in to an Airliner — often though not always on the inside of a clamshell-style door It has a small cargo door near the tail for access to the baggage compartment, which is behind the passenger compartment. Only three airframes were built, with "UA" serial numbers of UA-1, UA-2, and UA-3. UA-1 and UA-2 are stored at a Beechcraft facility in Wichita, Kansas. Wichita (ˈwɪtʃɪtaː is the most populous City in the US state of Kansas, and the county seat of Sedgwick County. As of September 2006, UA-3 is in service with Bolivia's Ministry of National Defence in La Paz. The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative Capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department.
1900C
It immediately became clear that two airstair doors were redundant on an aircraft holding only 19 passengers. Beechcraft kept the front airstair, but eliminated the aft airstair door, installing an enlarged cargo door in its place. For the acronym see AFT. Aft, in naval Terminology, is an Adjective or Adverb meaning 'towards The changed aircraft was renamed 1900C. Other than the redesigned door layout, the early 1900C's were substantially similar to the original 1900's. These were assigned serial numbers starting with the letters "UB. " A total of 74 UB version were built, many of which remain in service. [3]
Aircraft in the UA and UB series employ a bladder-type fuel tank system in the wings. A fuel tank is safe container for flammable liquids and typically part of an Engine system in which the Fuel is stored and propelled (fuel pump or released (pressurized Later 1900C's use a "wet wing" fuel system: entire sections of the wing are sealed off for use as fuel tanks. A wet wing is an Aerospace engineering technique where an aircraft's Wing structure is sealed and used as a Fuel tank. This design change allowed more fuel to be stored, substantially increasing the 1900C's range. The wet wing 1900Cs were assigned serial numbers beginning with "UC. " These aircraft are also referred to as 1900C-1s. The wet wings proved popular, and the UC is the most common version of the low-ceiling 1900, with 174 UC airframes built. [3]
Raytheon also manufactured six 1900C aircraft specifically for use by the U. S. military. These were assigned "UD" serial numbers, UD-1 through UD-6.
1900D
While the 1900C had become a popular regional airliner, Beechcraft undertook a substantial redesign of the aircraft, and in 1991 introduced a new version called the 1900D. Continental Connection is a brand name under which several commuter airline carriers and their Airline Holding companies operate service marketed exclusively by CommutAir is an American Regional airline based in Cleveland Ohio.
The 1900 and 1900C, like most 19-passenger airliners and business jets, have fairly small passenger cabins, with ceilings so low that passengers cannot walk through the interior without bending forward. Business jet, private jet or colloquially bizjet is a term describing a Jet aircraft, usually of smaller size designed for transporting groups of The 1900D was designed to remedy this by providing a "stand-up cabin," which would allow most passengers to walk upright. It is the only 19-seat airliner with this feature. [3]
Because the taller passenger cabin adds both weight and drag to the airplane, other elements of the 1900D were also changed. More powerful engines and modified propellers were installed, winglets were added to reduce drag and increase the wings' efficiency, and the tail was made larger in response to the more powerful engines. Wingtip devices are usually intended to improve the efficiency of Fixed-wing aircraft. The cockpit was updated with an Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS). An electronic flight instrument system, or EFIS is a flight deck instrument display system in which the display technology used is electronic rather than electromechanical The 1900D was certified under the then-new FAR Part 23 "Commuter Category" standards, which had replaced the earlier SFAR 41C. Since the "UD" serial numbers were already in use by the military 1900s, the 1900D airplanes have serial numbers beginning with "UE. " The 1900D is the most popular version of the Airliner, with 438 of the 1900D built. [3]
Military C-12J
The U. S. military designation for the Beechcraft 1900C is C-12J. This is a variant of the C-12 Huron, which is the most common designation for military King Airs. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The C-12J includes the 6 "UD" series Beechcraft 1900s specifically built for the U. S. military, as well as other 1900Cs in U. S. military service.
Examples of C-12J aircraft in military service include one used for GPS jamming tests at the 586th Flight Test Squadron, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico,[6] another based at the 517th Airlift Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska,[7] and two based at the 55th Airlift Flight, Osan Air Base, South Korea. Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth Radio jamming is the (usually deliberate transmission of Radio signals that disrupt communications by decreasing the Signal to noise ratio Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located six miles (10 km) southwest of the Central business district of Alamogordo New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. Elmendorf Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base adjacent to Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent Osan Air Base (K-55, is a United States Air Force facility located 7 South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː [2] The U. S. Army operates both C-12J and 1900D aircraft along with other C-12 (King Air) aircraft. [8]
King Air ExecLiner
The King Air ExecLiner was a marketing name for a corporate version of the Beechcraft 1900C.
Operators
Civilian operators
Airlines in the United States which currently operate the Beechcraft 1900 include Air Midwest (as Mesa Airlines and as US Airways Express), Colgan Air (as US Airways Express), Great Lakes Airlines, Era Aviation, and Gulfstream International (as Continental Connection). This article is about the regional airline based in Wichita KS Mesa Airlines Inc ( is an American Regional airline based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. US Airways Express is an airline Brand name, rather than a fully certificated airline and as such the US Airways Express name is used by several individually owned Airlines Colgan Air is an American fully certificated Regional airline subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines. US Airways Express is an airline Brand name, rather than a fully certificated airline and as such the US Airways Express name is used by several individually owned Airlines Great Lakes Airlines, formerly Great Lakes Aviation, is an American Airline based in Cheyenne Wyoming, USA. Era Aviation is an Airline based in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. It operates a network of services from Anchorage as part of Alaska Airlines Gulfstream International Airlines is an US Airline based in Fort Lauderdale Florida, USA. Continental Connection is a brand name under which several commuter airline carriers and their Airline Holding companies operate service marketed exclusively by Cargo operators such as Ameriflight and the relief organization Air Serv International also operate the Beechliner. Ameriflight is an American Cargo airline based in Burbank, California, USA. Air Serv International is a nonprofit Humanitarian organization that uses aircraft to fly relief workers and supplies to help victims of disasters in some of the most [9]
Airlines in Canada which operate the Beechcraft 1900 include Air Georgian, Air Labrador, Central Mountain Air, North Cariboo Air, Pacific Coastal Airlines, Pronto Airways, Prince Edward Air, Sunwest Aviation, Skylink Express and Transwest Air. Air Georgian is an Airline based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Labrador Airways Limited, operating as Air Labrador, is an Airline based in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Central Mountain Air is an Airline based in Smithers, British Columbia, Canada. North Cariboo Air is an Airline based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Pacific Coastal Airlines is an Airline based in Richmond British Columbia, Canada. Formed in 2006 Pronto Airways LP is an Airline based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Prince Edward Air Ltd is an airline headquartered in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada with major bases in Moncton (NB Halifax (NS St Sunwest Aviation is a charter airline based at the Calgary International Airport in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Transwest Air is a scheduled and Charter airline primarily serving the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. [9]
Airlines in Europe which operate the Beechcraft 1900 include Denmark's Danish Air Transport, France's Twin Jet and Chalair Aviation, Germany's Avanti Air and Private Wings Flugcharter, Malta's Medavia, Portugal's Portugalia Airlines, Spain's Binter Canarias, and Sweden's Nextjet, UK's Manx 2. DAT Danish Air Transport is an Airline based in Vamdrup, Denmark. Twin Jet is an Airline based in France which started in May 2001 with its first scheduled flight in March 2002 Chalair Aviation, previously Chalair, is an Airline based in Caen, France. Avanti Air is an Airline based in Burbach, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Germany. Medavia (Mediterranean Aviation Co Ltd is an Airline based in Luqa, Malta. Portugália ( Companhia Portuguesa de Transportes Aereos SA) is a Regional airline based in Lisbon, Portugal, a subsidiary of TAP Portugal Binter Canarias SA is an Airline based in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Nextjet (or Next Jet as the title is sometimes spelt on its own page is a Swedish airline based in Sollentuna, which serves five domestic destinations with a 19-seater [9]
Other airlines operate Beechcraft 1900s in Africa which include Air Namibia, Latin America and elsewhere around the world, as do many corporate and freight operators.
The last 16 Beechcraft 1900D airliners built were sold to Eagle Airways to provide regional services for Air New Zealand. Eagle Airways is a Regional airline based in Hamilton, New Zealand with ten crew bases from Kerikeri in the Bay of Islands to Air New Zealand Limited (, Air New Zealand is a scheduled passenger Airline based in Auckland, New Zealand, and the national Flag carrier
According to Flight International magazine, 451 1900s remain in airline service as of August, 2006, as follows:
138 Raytheon Beech 1900Cs. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Major operators include: Alpine Air (12) and Ameriflight (20). Ameriflight is an American Cargo airline based in Burbank, California, USA. Some 45 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type. [10]
313 Raytheon Beech 1900Ds. Major operators include: Air Georgian (19), Avior Airlines (11),Buddha Air Pvt Ltd (5), Central Mountain Air (11), Colgan Air (4), Eagle Airways (17 (18)), Great Lakes Airlines (23), Gulfstream International Airlines (26), Mesa Airlines (11), National Airways (12), Wasaya Airways (5), and Travira Air (15). Air Georgian is an Airline based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Avior Airlines is an Airline based in Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela. Central Mountain Air is an Airline based in Smithers, British Columbia, Canada. Colgan Air is an American fully certificated Regional airline subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines. Eagle Airways is a Regional airline based in Hamilton, New Zealand with ten crew bases from Kerikeri in the Bay of Islands to Great Lakes Airlines, formerly Great Lakes Aviation, is an American Airline based in Cheyenne Wyoming, USA. Gulfstream International Airlines is an US Airline based in Fort Lauderdale Florida, USA. Mesa Airlines Inc ( is an American Regional airline based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. National Airways is an Airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Wasaya Airways LP (or in Anishinini language ᐙᐦᓭᔮ ᐱᒥᐦᓭᐎᐣ ( Waaseyaa Bimisewin) unpointed ᐗᓭᔭ ᐱᒥᓭᐎᐣ) Travira Air is an Airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates charter flights between Indonesian cities and other Asian countries Some 60 other airlines also operate the type, but in smaller numbers. [10]
Military operators
Military and government operators include:[9]
- Ministry of National Defence
Incidents
- 1995 Air St. Martin Beech 1900 crash
- Air Midwest Flight 5481
- 2008 South Sudan Air Connection (Beechcraft 1900) with South Sudan's defense minister on board crashed killing 22 people
Specifications (Beechcraft 1900D)
Data from Beechcraft 1900D Airplane Flight Manual
General characteristics
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- Capacity: 19 passengers + 2 crew
- Length: 57 ft 10 in (17. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 63 m)
- Wingspan: 58 ft 0 in (17. The wingspan (or just span) of an airplane or a Bird, is the distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip 67 m)
- Height: 15 ft 6 in (4. 72 m)
- Empty weight: 10,650 lb (4,831 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 17,120 lb (7,668 kg)
- Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D turboprops, 1,279 shaft horsepower [11] (955 kW) each
- *Fuel Capacity: 4,484 lb. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The Maximum Takeoff Weight or Maximum Takeoff Mass of an Aircraft is the maximum weight at which the pilot of the aircraft is allowed to attempt to take off WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A turboprop engine is a type of aircraft powerplant that uses a Gas turbine engine to drive a Propeller.
- Fuel Type: Jet A recommended, others usable. Jet fuel is a type of Aviation fuel designed for use in Aircraft powered by gas-turbine engines.
Performance
- Maximum speed: Maximum operating speed 248 knots IAS (285 mph, 459 km/h) to 13,200 ft (4,020 m)[12]. In Aviation, V-speeds or Velocity-speeds are standard terms used to define Airspeeds important or useful to the operation of Aircraft, such Indicated airspeed (IAS is the Airspeed read directly from the Airspeed indicator on an aircraft driven by the Pitot-static system.
- Cruise speed: 260 knots (True Airspeed) (300 mph, 480 km/h)
- Stall speed: 84 knots (IAS) (97 mph, 156 km/h)
- Range: 1,498 NM (1,724 mi, 2,776 km)
- Service ceiling 25,000 ft (maximum certificated altitude) (7,600 m)
- Rate of climb: ~2,000 ft/min (~10 m/s)
Avionics
- Rockwell Collins EFIS-84 Electronic Flight Instrument System. In Aviation, V-speeds or Velocity-speeds are standard terms used to define Airspeeds important or useful to the operation of Aircraft, such True airspeed ( TAS) is the speed of an aircraft relative to the airmass in which it flies i For other uses see Stall. In Aerodynamics, a stall is a sudden reduction in the lift forces generated by an Airfoil Indicated airspeed (IAS is the Airspeed read directly from the Airspeed indicator on an aircraft driven by the Pitot-static system. The maximal total range is the distance an Aircraft can fly between Takeoff and Landing, as limited by fuel capacity in powered aircraft or cross-country A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States In Aeronautics, a ceiling is the maximum Density altitude an aircraft can reach under a set of conditions In Aerodynamics, the rate of climb RoC is the speed at which an Aircraft increases its Altitude. Rockwell Collins Inc ( is a large United States -based international company headquartered in Cedar Rapids Iowa primarily providing Aviation and Information An electronic flight instrument system, or EFIS is a flight deck instrument display system in which the display technology used is electronic rather than electromechanical
References
- ^ a b Jackson, 2003.
- ^ a b c C-12J overview, GlobalSecurity.org
- ^ a b c d e 1900 Airliner model information from Raytheon Aircraft Services' web site
- ^ The Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner series outsold the 1900 series, but many were built as corporate Merlins and purpose-built Expediter freighters. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The 19-seat de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter outsold both types, but it is typically used in different operations. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
- ^ a b c d e Beechcraft 1900D Aircraft Flight Manual, Raytheon Aircraft Corporation
- ^ Holloman Air Force Base fact sheet
- ^ Elmendorf Air Force Base website
- ^ U.S. Army Aviation website
- ^ a b c d Beech 1900 image database from Airliners.net
- ^ a b Flight International Magazine, 2006-10-09
- ^ (1,353 equivalent shaft horsepower, including thrust from jet exhaust), 3,950 foot-pounds Torque
- ^ Mmo = Mach 0. Flight International (or Flight) is a global Aerospace weekly publication Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. The foot-pound force, or simply foot-pound (symbol ft·lbf or ft·lb) is a unit of work or Energy (a scalar Mach number (\mathrm{Ma} or M (generally ˈmɑːk sometimes /ˈmɑːx/ or /ˈmæk/ is the speed of an object moving through air or any Fluid 48 to 25,000 ft (7,600 m)
- Jackson, Paul (2003). "Beech 1900D". Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2003-2004: p. 535–536. ISBN 0-7106-2537-5.
- Phillips, Edward H. Beechcraft - Pursuit of Perfection, A History of Beechcraft Airplanes. Flying Books, Eagan, Minnesota 1992. ISBN 0-911139-11-7
See also
Related development
- Beechcraft Model 18
- Beechcraft Twin Bonanza
- Beechcraft Queen Air
- Beechcraft King Air
- Beechcraft Super King Air
- Beechcraft Model 99
- Beechcraft 1300
Comparable aircraft
- Antonov An-28
- Britten-Norman Trislander
- British Aerospace Jetstream 31
- De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Dornier Do 228
- Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante
- Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
- Harbin Y-12
- PZL M-28
- Short SC.7 Skyvan
External links
- Beechcraft 1900 specifications on flugzeuginfo.net
- Airliners.net's background of the 1900
- Aviation Safety Network Beechcraft 1900 Data
- Aviation Safety Network 1900 Emergency Exits
- Airsafe's List of Fatal Accidents Involving the Beechcraft 1900
- Federation of American Scientists' Description of the Military C-12
- GlobalSecurity.org's background on the C-12J
- 586th Flight Test Squadron's C-12J
- 517th Airlift Squadron
- Army C-12 and Be-1900D Aircraft
- FAA Test Bank Questions
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