Beechcraft Queen Air
Performance
- Max speed 385km/h (208kt)
- Max cruising speed 344km/h (186kt)
- Range with reserves and standard fuel 1682km (908nm)
History
The prototype Model 65 Queen Air made its first flight on August 28 1958, with deliveries of production aircraft in late 1960 marking the beginning of a production run that would last almost two decades.
This first model combined the wings, undercarriage, Lycoming engines and tail surfaces of the Model E50 Twin Bonanza with a new and substantially larger fuselage. A Queen Air 65 established a new class altitude record of 34,882ft in 1960.