Beechcraft Musketeer

what is it?

The Beechcraft Musketeer is a family of single-engined, low-wing, light aircraft that was produced by Beechcraft. The line includes the Model 19 Musketeer Sport, the Model 23 Musketeer, Custom and Sundowner, the Model 23-24 Musketeer Super III, the retractable gear Model 24R Sierra and the military CT-134 Musketeer. The Musketeer line was in production from model years 1963 to 1983, during which time a total of 4,366 were produced.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · low wing · fixed tricycle gear · 10 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 235 km/htop speed
• range 1,252 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,089 kgmax take-off weight
• built 4,366made 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 63 years ago, in 1963.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,252 km: 7× Amsterdam to Brussels.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1963-10-23

introduced

1963

number built

4,366

role

light personal and trainer aircraft

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Beechcraft

engines

1× Continental IO-346-A / reciprocating engine

length

7.8 m

wingspan

10 m

height

2.5 m

max take-off weight

1,089 kg

top speed

235 km/h

cruise speed

189 km/h

range

1,252 km

ceiling

3,962 m

wings

low wing

landing gear

fixed tricycle gear

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