AOPA Performance Briefs Performance Briefs
1999 GA aircraft specifications
Make and Model Powerplant(s)/hp per eng Seats Max useful load (lb) Fuel std/opt (gals usable) Takeoff/landing over 50-ft obstacle Rate of climb (fpm) Max optg alt (ft) or svc clg Cruise speed (kt)/max range(nm)/fuel burn(gph) @opt power and altitude Stall clean/ldg config (kts) Base price
SINGLE-ENGINE FIXED GEAR
Air Tractor AT-401B Pratt & Whitney R-1340 1 3,725 126 NA/NA 520 NA 124/630/NA 63/53 $235,500
American Champion Adventure Lycoming O-320/160 2 450 35 610/755 1,269 17,000 117/368/9 41/na $71,900
American Champion Aurora Lycoming O-235/118 2 530 35 890/765 740 12,500 100/508/6 43/na $63,900
American Champion Explorer Lycoming O-320/160 2 550 35 656/740 1,130 15,500 111/348/9 44/40 $74,900
American Champion Scout Lycoming O-360/180 2 750 35/70 1,025/1,235 1,075 17,000 112/297/10.3 47/42 $92,900
American Champion Super Decathlon Lyc. AEIO-360/180 2 450 39 904/1,051 1,280 15,800 127/426/9.5 46/na $98,900
Aviat Christen Eagle II Lycoming AEIO-360/200 2 553 25 NA/NA 2,100 NA 143/330/11 50/na $74,000
Aviat Husky A-1A Lycoming O-360/180 2 700 50 625/1,400 1,500 20,000 121/484/10.5 43/36 $107,585
Aviat Pitts S-1-11B Lycoming AEIO-540/300 1 410 35 NA/NA 4,000 NA 162/286/18 56/na $165,000
Aviat Pitts S-1T Lycoming AEIO-360/200 1 320 19 NA/NA 2,800 NA 160/268/12.5 56/na NA
Aviat Pitts S-2S Lycoming AEIO-540/260 1 485 34 NA/NA 2,800 NA 165/352/12.5 50/na NA
Aviat Pitts S-2C Lycoming AEIO-540/260 2 545 28 860/1,200 2,900 NA 150/187/14 56/na $171,000
Cap Aviation CAP 10B Lycoming AEIO-360/180 2 620 39.6 1,500/1,974 1,600 16,400 135/540/10 51/43 $147,000
Cap Aviation CAP 10C Lycoming AEIO-360/180 2 686 39.6 1,500/1,974 1,600 NA 135/540/10 51/43 $155,000
Cap Aviation CAP 232 Lycoming AEIO-540/300 1 520 46 NA/NA 3,290 NA 180/650/17 56/NA $250,000
Cessna 172R Skyhawk Lycoming IO-360/160 4 817 53 1,685/1,295 720 13,500 122/580/9.2 48/40 $137,600
Cessna 172SP Skyhawk SP Lycoming IO-360/180 4 893 53 1,630/1,335 730 14,000 122/555/10 48/40 $144,600
Cessna 182S Skylane Lycoming IO-540/230 4 1,200 88 1,514/1,350 924 18,100 140/780/13 43/36 $223,700
Cessna 206H Stationair Lycoming IO-540/300 6 1,402 88 1,860/1,395 988 15,700 141/640/16.6 54/44 $304,900
Cessna 206H Turbo Stationair Lycoming TIO-540/310 6 1,343 88 1,740/1,395 1,050 27,000 164/NA/NA 59/47 $340,900
Cirrus Design SR20 Continental IO-360/200 4 1,100 60 1,400/1,500 1,000 NA 160/840/10 65/54 $171,300
Diamond Katana DA20-C1 Continental IO-240B/125 2 487 25 1,263/1,235 1,105 13,123 122/350/6.9 42/34 $114,260
Diamond Katana Xtreme Rotax 914F/115 2 509 20.9 450/584 1,181 17,000 122/350/6.9 42/34 $120,000
Extra 200 Lycoming AEIO-360/200 2 658 30.8/48 1,135/1,706 1,600 16,000 150/266/12.2 53/na $175,000
Extra 300L Lycoming AEIO-540/300 2 655 43.7/52.7 813/1,585 3,200 16,000 170/280/18.2 55/na $240,000
Gavilan 358 Lycoming TIO-540/350 8 1,700 104 1,790/1,640 800 12,500 130/625/18.7 65/58 $336,000
Lancair Columbia 300 Continental IO-550/300 4 1,200 100 1,250/2,350 1,340 18,000 191/1,300/15.25 74/57 $189,900
Maule MX-7-160 Lycoming O-320/160 4 870 40/70 1,180/500 825 13,000 117/469/8 NA/35 $99,069
Maule MX-7-180A Lycoming O-360/180 4 1,050 40/70 1,150/500 920 15,000 122/434/9 NA/35 $104,499
Maule M-7-235 Lycoming O-540/235 5 970 73 600/500 2,000 20,000 140/864/11 NA/35 $129,868
Maule M-7-260 Lycoming IO-540/260 5 NA 73 NA/NA NA NA 145/705/13 NA $147,568
Melex M-26 Lycoming IO-540/300 2 796 95 2,050/2,247 1,500 18,300 160/950/16 71/61 $258,000
New Piper Archer III Lycoming O-360/180 4 847 48 1,608/1,400 667 14,100 128/444/10.5 51/45 $169,600
New Piper Arrow Lycoming IO-360/200 4 967 72 1,600/1,520 NA 16,200 137/880/10.5 59/55 $217,900
New Piper Warrior III Lycoming O-320/160 4 913 48 1,620/1,160 NA 11,000 115/880/9 59/44 $144,900
Waco YMF Super Jacobs R755/275 3 965 48/72 NA/NA NA NA 106/259/15 50/na $254,500
Zenith CH2000 Lycoming O-235/116 2 556 28 1,300 820 NA 104/435/6 48/43 $69,900
SINGLE-ENGINE RETRACTABLE GEAR
Bellanca Super Viking Continental IO-550/300 4 1,100 69/84 1,420/1,340 1,210 20,000 184/890/15 64/57 $235,000
Commander 114B (114AT) Lycoming IO-540/260 4 1,158 68/88 1,985/1,200 1,070 16,800 160/630/14.3 60/54 $370,925
Commander 114TC Lycoming TIO-540/270 4 1,152 88 2,223/1,312 1,050 25,000 187/670/16.3 66/59 $418,425
Lake Seafury 250 Lycoming IO-540/250 6 1,165 76/90 1,590/1,150 900 14,700 132/1,050/12.8 55/49 $576,000
Lake Seafury 270 Lycoming TIO-540/270 4/6 1,065 76/90 1,590/1,150 900 23,800 155/1,120/15.6 55/49 $598,980
Mooney Bravo Lycoming TIO-540/270 4 1,024 89 1,950/2,200 1,230 25,000 220/790/20.5 66/59 $439,000
Mooney Eagle Continental IO-550/244 4 1,006 75 2,000/2,400 1,050 18,500 175/800/14.8 66/59 $319,000
Mooney Ovation Continental IO-550/280 4 1,074 89 2,100/2,250 1,200 20,000 184/885/16 66/59 $384,000
New Piper Malibu Mirage Lycoming TIO-540/350 6 1,183 120 2,090/1,960 1,218 25,000 213/1,345/20 69/58 $839,700
New Piper Saratoga II HP Lycoming IO-540/300 5/6 1,197 102 1,770/1,520 1,110 15,588 166/859/17 67/63 $398,900
New Piper Saratoga II TC Lycoming TIO-540/300 5/6 1,122 102 2,480/1,700 1,190 20,000 175/950/23 67/63 $419,900
Raytheon Beech Bonanza A36 Continental IO-550/300 6 1,187 74 1,913/1,400 747 18,500 174/916/16.5 68/59 $524,000
Raytheon Beech Bonanza B36TC Cont. TSIO-520/300 6 1,187 102 2,130/1,900 573 25,000 213/1,121/16 65/57 $589,000
Socato Tampico Lycoming O-320/160 4 911 40 1,706/1,378 665 11,000 115/591/8 58/50 $192,100
Socata Tobago Lycoming O-360/180 4 992 54 1,657/1,509 787 13,000 127/697/9.6 60/53 $237,900
Socata Tobago XL Lycoming IO-360/200 4 959 54 1,560/1,474 937 16,000 130/637/10.5 61/54 $247,200
Socata Trinidad Lycoming IO-540/250 4 1,323 86 2,083/1,820 1,200 20,000 163/1,108/12.1 70/59 $347,490
Socata Trinidad TC Lycoming TIO-540/250 4 1,226 86 1,953/1,820 1,200 25,000 187/1,110/12.4 NA/61 $387,280
MULTIENGINE PISTON
New Piper Seminole 2 Lycoming O-360/180 4 1,200 108 2,200/1,400 NA 15,000 162/770/21 57/55 $339,600
New Piper Seneca V 2 Continental TSIO-360/220 5/6 1,328 122 1,707/2,180 1,455 25,000 197/819/24 67/61 $509,900
Raytheon Beech Baron 58 2 Continental IO-550/300 6 1,717 166/194 2,300/1,950 1,735 20,688 200/1,542/33 84/73 $931,000
TURBOPROP
Air Tractor AT-402A Pratt & Whitney PT6A/550 1 4,670 170 NA/NA NA NA 140/660/NA 67/57 $389,500
Air Tractor AT-402B Pratt & Whitney PT6A/680 1 5,240 170 NA/NA NA NA 140/660/NA 67/57 $511,500
Air Tractor AT-502A Pratt & Whitney PT6A/1,100 1 5,910 216/234 NA/NA NA NA 152/700/NA 71/59 $291,500**
Air Tractor AT-502B Pratt & Whitney PT6A/680 1 5,403 170 NA/NA NA NA 143/620/NA 71/59 $527,500
Air Tractor AT-602 Pratt & Whitney PT6A/1,050 1/2 6,900 216 NA/NA NA NA 158/600/69 86/71 $756,500
Air Tractor AT-802 Pratt & Whitney PT6A/1,424 1/2 9,680 254 NA/NA 780 NA 165/352/88 NA/53 $893,900
Ayres S2R-G1 AlliedSignal TPE-331/665 1 5,400 228 1,200/600 875 NA 130/643/40 NA/57 NA
Ayres S2R-G6 AlliedSignal TPE-331/750 1 5,400 228 1,200/600 875 NA 135/582/45 NA/57 NA
Ayres S2R-G10 AlliedSignal TPE-331/940 1 5,800 228 1,200/600 1,740 NA 135/514/50 NA/57 NA
Ayres S2R-T34 Pratt & Whitney PT6A/750 1 5,400 228 1,200/600 1,740 NA 140/604/45 NA/57 NA
Ayres S2R-T60 Pratt & Whitney PT6A/1,050 1 6,500 228 1,500/600 1,025 NA 160/401/70 79/70 NA
Cessna Caravan 208 Pratt & Whitney PT6A/675 10 4,110 332 2,053/1,665 1,234 25,000 186/963/56 75/61 $1,210,000
Cessna Caravan 208B Pratt & Whitney PT6A/675 10 4,548 332 2,420/1,795 975 25,000 184/897/59 78/61 $1,229,000
Maule M-7-420AC Allison 250-B17/420 5 1,120 85 250/NA 2,500 20,000 169/552/25.9 NA/47 $512,000
Pilatus PC-12 Pratt & Whitney PT6A/1,200 11 4,233 402 2,300/1,830 1,680 30,000 260/1,887/50.2 91/64 $2,494,410
Raytheon Beech King Air 350 2 P&W PT6A/1,050 9/15 5,580 539 3,300/2,390 NA 35,000 313/1,792/100 96/81 $5,070,000
Raytheon Beech King Air B200 2 P&W PT6A/850 8/15 4,030 544 2,579/1,700 NA 35,000 290/1,792/100 99/75 $4,115,315
Raytheon Beech King Air C90B 2 P&W PT6A/550 6/12 3,150 384 2,710/2,000 NA 30,000 245/1,254/78 88/78 $2,726,800
Socata TBM 700 Pratt & Whitney PT6A/700 6/7 2,514 282 2,133/2,133 NA 30,000 300/1,550/55 NA/61 $2,395,540
Make and Model Powerplant(s)/lbst per eng Seats Max T.O. weight (gross) Zero fuel weight (lbs) Fuel std (lbs usable) Bal fld length (ft) Rate of climb (fpm) Max optg altitude (ft) Max cruise speed (kts)/max range (nm) Average equipped price
Turbofan
Airbus A319CJ NA 10/52 166,450 129,000 NA NA NA 41,000 M0.82/6,300 $35M
Boeing Business Jet 2 CFM56/26,400 10/50 171,000 126,000 75,000 6,055 NA 41,000 M0.82/6,085 NA
Bombardier Challenger Special Ed. 2 GE CF34/8,729 17/21 53,000 39,500 18,305 NA NA 41,000 443/NA $23.5M*
Bombardier Challenger 604 2 GE CF34/8,729 7/21 48,200 32,000 19,850 5,700 NA 41,000 476/4,077 $21.8M*
Bombardier Corporate Jetliner 2 GE CF34/8,729 20/30 51,000 44,000 14,305 NA NA 41,000 NA/NA $20.6M*
Bombardier Global Express 2 BMW-Rolls BR710/14,750 10/21 93,500 56,000 43,350 5,550 NA 51,000 505/6,500 $37.7M*
Bombardier Learjet 31A 2 AlliedSignal TFE731/3,500 9/12 17,000 13,000 4,124 3,490 NA 51,000 463/1,460 $6.1 M*
Bombardier Learjet 45 2 AlliedSignal TFE-731/3,500 10/11 20,200 15,500 6,062 4,740 NA 51,000 454/2,186 $8.27M*
Bombardier Learjet 60 2 P&W PW305A/4,600 8/12 23,500 17,000 7,910 5,450 NA 51,000 453/2,499 $11.1M*
Cessna Citation Bravo 2 P&W PW530A/2,887 7/8 14,800 11,300 4,824 3,600 3,195 45,000 401/1,900 $4,795,000
Cessna Citation Excel 2 P&W PW545A/3,785 10/11 20,000 15,000 6,740 3,460 3,090 45,000 429/2,027 $8,095,000
Cessna Citation Ultra 2 Pratt & Whitney JT15D/3,045 9/11 16,300 12,200 5,775 3,180 4,230 45,000 430/1,960 $6,395,000
Cessna Citation VII 2 AlliedSignal TFE-731/4,080 10/13 22,450 16,500 7,329 4,690 4,442 51,000 476/2,220 $9,395,000
Cessna Citation X 2 Allison AE-3007/6,442 10/12 35,700 24,400 12,938 5,710 3,720 51,000 504/3,250 $16.9M
Cessna CitationJet 2 Williams-Rolls FJ44-1/1,900 7 10,400 8,400 3,220 3,080 3,311 41,000 380/1,485 $3,320,000
Falcon 50EX 3 AlliedSignal TFE731/3,700 10 39,700 25,570 15,520 NA NA 49,000 482/3,025 $17.2M*
Falcon 900C 3 AlliedSignal TFE-731/4,750 11 46,500 28,220 19,165 NA NA NA 474/4,000 NA
Falcon 900EX 3 AlliedSignal TFE-731/5,000 10/11 48,300 30,865 20,825 NA NA 51,000 474/4,500 $29.58M*
Falcon 2000 2 CFE-738/5,918 10/21 35,800 28,660 12,155 NA NA 47,000 479/3,000 $19.63M*
Galaxy Aerospace SPX 2 AlliedSignal TFE-731/4,250 9/11 24,650 17,000 9,365 5,395 NA 45,000 465/2,517 $11.75M*
Galaxy Aerospace Galaxy 2 P&W PW306A/6,040 10/20 34,850 24,000 15,000 NA 5,900 45,000 470/3,620 $16.9M
Gulfstream IV-SP 2 Rolls Tay Mk611-8/13,850 14/21 74,600 49,000 29,500 NA NA 45,000 459/4,220 $28.6M*
Gulfstream V 2 BMW-Rolls BR710/14,750 15/21 90,500 54,500 41,300 NA NA 51,000 459/6,500 $38M*
Raytheon Beechjet 400A 2 Pratt & Whitney JT15/2,965 7/9 16,100 13,000 4,911 4,169 NA 45,000 468/1,693 $6,049,905
Raytheon Hawker 800XP 2 AlliedSignal TFE-731/4,660 8/15 28,000 18,450 10,003 5,380 NA 41,000 466/2,615 $11.3M
Make and Model Powerplant(s)/hp or shp per eng Seats Max gross weight Max useful load (lbs) Fuel std/opt (gal usable) Hover IGE/OGE Rate of climb (fpm) Max service ceiling (ft) Cruise speed (kts)/range (nm)/fuel burn (gph) @opt pwr & alt Base price
Helicopter
Agusta A119 Koala Pratt & Whitney PT6B/1,002 8 5,997 2,844 NA 10,900/8,030 NA 17,900 140/353/NA NA
Agusta A109 K2 2 Turbomeca Arriel 1K1/771 8 6,284 2,647 198 17,400/12,800 1,950 20,000 143/435/NA NA
Agusta A109 Power 2 Pratt & Whitney PW206/732 8 6,283 2,822 NA 16,600/11,800 1,930 19,600 154/521/NA NA
Bell 206B-3 Allison 250-C20J/420 5 3,200 1,522 91 12,800/8,800 1,280 13,500 115/365/28 $730,000
Bell 206L-4 Allison 250-C30P/490 7 4,450 2,143 111 10,000/6,500 1,320 10,000 110/321/34 1,120,000
Bell 212 2 Pratt & Whitney PT6T/1,800 15 11,200 4,892 216/395 4,750/NA 1,320 12,900 100/231/94 $4,675,000
Bell 407 Allison 250-C47/840 7 5,000 2,402 126/201 18,690/10,400 1,940 17,900 128/328/NA NA
Bell 412 EP 2 Pratt & Whitney PT6T/1,800 15 11,900 5,101 330/494 10,200/5,200 1,690 16,300 122/356/113 $4,895,000
Bell 430 Allison 250-C40/1,430 10 9,000 3,735 187/295 11,350/8,750 1,890 14,600 135/250/101 $3,750,000
Enstrom 480 Allison 250-C20W/289 5 2,850 1,175 90 15,000/12,200 1,500 13,000 114/375/27 $532,000
Enstrom 280FX Shark Lycoming HIO-360/225 3 2,600 1,015 40/53 13,200/8,700 1,450 12,000 102/260/16 $259,900
Enstrom F-28F Falcon Lycoming HIO-360/225 3 2,600 1,030 40/53 13,200/8,700 1,450 12,000 97/241/16 $247,900
Eurocopter AS350 BA Turbomeca Arriel 1B/641 6/7 4,630 2,080 143/268 9,150/6,500 1,500 15,000 126/394/46 NA
Eurocopter AS350 B2 Turbomeca Arriel 1D1/732 6/7 4,960 2,399 143/268 9,850/7,550 1,670 15,100 133/360/56 NA
Eurocopter AS350 B3v Turbomeca Arriel 2B/847 6 4,960 2,372 125/143 9,850/7,550 1,830 15,100 132/360/54 NA
Eurocopter AS355 N 2 Turbomeca Arriel/958 7 5,600 2,498 193 8,530/5,085 1,350 13,123 120/390/60 NA
Eurocopter BK117 B2 2 Lycoming LTS 101/1,100 11 7,385 3,567 184/237 8,200/4,200 1,770 14,200 133/292/84 NA
Eurocopter BK117 C1 2 Turbomeca Arriel 1E2/1,474 11 7,385 3,545 184/237 8,300/4,850 1,770 NA 133/292/84 NA
Eurocopter EC 120 Turbomeca Arrius 2F/504 5 3,700 1,655 109/130 13,123/4,700 1,325 17,600 123/389/36 NA
Eurocopter EC 135 2 Pratt & Whitney PW206B/621 7 6,000 2,770 176/229 14,100/12,140 1,650 17,000 139/390/77 NA
Eurocopter EC 135 2 Turbomeca Arriel 2B1/670 7 6,000 2,770 176/229 NA/NA 1,650 17,150 139/221/75 NA
Eurocopter AS365 N2 2 Turbomeca Arriel 1C2/1,474 14 9,370 4,341 300/472 6,560/3,940 1,180 12,140 151/475/87 NA
Eurocopter AS365 N3 2 Turbomeca Arriel 2C/1,702 14 9,370 4,296 300/472 6,233/5,085 1,339 13,780 150/512/88 NA
Eurocopter EC 155 2 Turbomeca Arriel 2C1/851 14 10,580 4,886 330/510 NA/NA 1,004 16,765 143/NA/108 NA
Hiller UH 12E3 Lycoming VO-540-C2A/305 3 3,100 3,141 46 10,400/6,800 1,290 15,000 78/232/15 $330,000
Hiller UH 12E3T Allison 250-C20/305 3 3,100 1,490 46 10,400/6,800 1,290 15,000 NA/NA/NA $450,000
Kaman K-Max AlliedSignal E T53/1,350 1 6,000 NA 222 29,120/26,300 2,500 NA NA/NA/NA NA
MD Helicopters MD500E Allison 250-C20B/375 5 3,000 1,519 64 8,500/6,000 1,770 13,900 134/264/28 $827,000
MD Helicopters MD520N Allison 250-C30/425 5 3,350 1,764 64 9,300/5,600 1,546 13,200 123/242/33 $938,000
MD Helicopters MD 530F Allison 250-C30/425 5 3,100 1,509 64/102 9,300/5,600 2,069 18,700 134/267/34 $1,100,000
MD Helicopters MD600N Allison 250-C47/600 8 4,100 2,170 115 11,500/6,800 1,700 13,000 133/437/35 $1,250,000
MD Helicopters MD Explorer P&W PW206E/621 8 6,250 2,848 159 11,000/6,800 2,250 18,000 136/302/72 $3,500,000
Robinson R22 Lycoming O-360/131 2 1,370 515 19/29 9,400/5,200 1,000 14,000 96/230/8 $118,000
Robinson R44 Lycoming O-540/225 4 2,400 976 31/49 6,400/5,100 1,000 14,000 113/365/15 $281,200
Schweizer 300CB Lycoming HO 360/180 2/3 1,750 662 35 7,000/4,800 1,250 NA 85/340/10 $195,500
Schweizer 300C Lycoming HIO-360/190 3 2,050 950 30/65 5,800/2,750 750 10,200 82.6/201/12.3 $229,900
Schweizer 330SP Allison 250-C20/235 4 2,260 1,120 73 8,500/5,500 1,370 10,000 100/319/24 $535,000
Sikorsky S-76C+ 2 Turbomeca Arriel 2S1/1,712 14 11,700 4,813 281/387 5,650/1,800 1,625 12,700 145/439/93 NA
na: not applicable
NA: data not available or not furnished by manufacturer
* indicates average-equipped price obtained from Business and Commercial Aviation Purchase Planning Handbook, May 1998.
** price does not include engine
Only FAA-certified aircraft are listed. All specifications are based on or derived from manufacturers' calculations. All performance figures are based on standard day, standard atmosphere, sea level, gross weight conditions unless otherwise noted. For more information, contact individual manufacturers.
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