Beechcraft
King Air 350
(Single-pilot certified if carrying less than nine passengers)
This is the top of the King Air line, and this airplane has also been given Pro Line 21 integrated avionics. Two 1,050-shp PT6A-60A engines give this airplane a 312-knot max cruise speed and a max range with four passengers of 1,765 nm. One of its biggest draws is that you can fill the tanks and the seats and still be within weight limits. Though max takeoff weight is a whopping 15,000 lb and there can be seating for as many as 17 passengers in the high-density configuration, the airplane can still be operated single-pilot under FAR Part 23’s commuter category. This means that the pilot must have a type rating and that there can be no more than nine passenger seats. An ER (extended range) version of the King Air 350 goes for $7.17 million, has a max takeoff weight of 16,500 lb, and can fly for 2,288 nm.
Cost: $6.17 million
Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-60A, 1,050 shp
Length: 46 ft 8 in
Height: 4 ft 9 in
Wingspan: 57 ft 11 in
Seats: 8 to 15
Max cruise speed after max gross takeoff: 309 KTAS @ FL240/770 pph
Max speed at max operating altitude: 283 KTAS @ FL350/498 pph
Basic operating weight: 9,658 lb (typically equipped, no pilot included)
Max takeoff weight: 15,000 lb
Usable fuel: 539 gal/3,611 lb
Useful load: 5,442 lb
Max payload with full fuel: 1,831 lb
Balanced field length: 3,300 ft (MGTOW @ sea level, std conditions)