Beechcraft Baron

what is it?

The Beechcraft Baron is a light twin-engined piston aircraft designed and produced by Beechcraft. The aircraft was introduced in 1961. It is a low-wing monoplane developed from the Beechcraft Travel Air.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · retractable tricycle gear · 11.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 380 km/htop speed
• range 1,745 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 6passengers
• size 2,313 kgmax take-off weight
• built 7,011made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 66 years ago, in 1960.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.5 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,745 km: 10× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1960-02-29

status

in production

number built

7,011

role

civil utility aircraft

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Beechcraft

engines

2× Continental IO-470-L

crew

1

passengers

6

length

8.5 m

wingspan

11.5 m

height

2.9 m

max take-off weight

2,313 kg

top speed

380 km/h

cruise speed

333 km/h

range

1,745 km

ceiling

6,005 m

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.