Beechcraft Skipper

what is it?

The Beechcraft Model 77 Skipper is a two-seat, fixed tricycle gear general aviation airplane, originally designed for flight training but also used for touring and personal flying.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · low wing · 9.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 195 km/hcruise speed
• range 764 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 2passengers
• size 760 kgmax take-off weight
• built 312made 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 51 years ago, in 1975.
• 🚗Wingspan of 9.1 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1975-02-06

introduced

1979

number built

312

role

light utility aircraft

makers

Beechcraft

engines

1× Lycoming O-235-L2C

crew

2

passengers

2

length

7.3 m

wingspan

9.1 m

height

2.4 m

max take-off weight

760 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

195 km/h

range

764 km

ceiling

3,930 m

wings

low wing

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