Beechcraft Model 99

what is it?

The Beechcraft Model 99 is a civilian aircraft produced by American manufacturer Beechcraft. It is also known as the Beech 99 Airliner and the Commuter 99. The 99 is a twin-engine, unpressurized, 15 to 17 passenger seat turboprop aircraft, derived from the earlier Beechcraft King Air and Queen Air.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboprops · low wing · retractable tricycle gear · 14 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 380 km/hcruise speed
• range 1,685 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 15passengers
• size 4,717 kgmax take-off weight
• built 239made 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 60 years ago, in 1966.
• 🚗Wingspan of 14 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,685 km: 9× Amsterdam to Brussels.

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight

1966-07

introduced

1968

status

still flying

number built

239

role

twin-engined utility monoplane

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Beechcraft

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 (also -27 /-36)

crew

1

passengers

15

length

13.6 m

wingspan

14 m

height

4.4 m

max take-off weight

4,717 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

380 km/h

range

1,685 km

ceiling

7,986 m

wings

low wing

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

ICAO code

BE99

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