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7 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. C-12 Huron in flight: USAF· Public domain
- 2. Beechcraft UC-12B Huron: Jerry Gunner from Lincoln, UK· CC BY 2.0
- 3. Beech C-12A Huron (A200), USA - Army AN2087007: Mike Freer - Touchdown-aviation· GFDL 1.2
- 4. Beech C-12J Huron Yokota Air Base 2007: U.S. Air Force Photo by A1C Laszlo Babocsi· Public domain
- 5. C-12 Aircraft in Iraqi Dust Storm: Polihale· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. US Army C-12: Hallouzzzz1· CC BY 4.0
- 7. US Navy 050420-N-6997B-002 Commanding Officer, Naval Air Facility Misawa, Capt. Wayne Radloff, reenlists U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Abigail Foster, assigned to the 35th Mission Support Squadron, while flying aboard a C-12 Hur: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Keith Bryska· Public domain
what is it?
The Beechcraft C-12 Huron is the military designation for a series of twin-engine turboprop aircraft based on the Beechcraft Super King Air and Beechcraft 1900. C-12 variants are used by the United States Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps. These aircraft are used for embassy support and medical evacuation, as well as passenger and light cargo transport.
How to recognise it: 2 turboprops · 16.6 m wingspan
base stats
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 52 years ago, in 1974.
- Top speed is 4.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 16.6 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 2,685 km: 15× Amsterdam to Brussels.
- Can fly 1.2× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).
turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1974
- introduced
- 1974
- retired
- 2017
- status
- still flying
- number built
- —
- role
- military utility aircraft
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- makers
- Beechcraft
- engines
- 2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42
- crew
- 1
- passengers
- 13
- length
- 13.3 m
- wingspan
- 16.6 m
- height
- 4.6 m
- max take-off weight
- 5,670 kg
- top speed
- 535 km/h
- range
- 2,685 km
- ceiling
- 10,668 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q552893, Wikipedia: Beechcraft C-12 Huron (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.