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Beechcraft King Air C90B

 

Beechcraft King Air C90B ZK-FDN


Garden City Helicopters is the proud operator of a fleet of fixed-wing aircraft, operating as dedicated transport aircraft for the New Zealand Flying Doctor Service.

A recent addition to the Garden City Helicopter's fleet of aircraft is a Beechcraft King Air C90B, with comfortable new interior and livery plus extensive avionics. The King Air C90B has the ability to fly in 6 passenger VIP mode or be quickly converted for use in Air Ambulance mode with space for patients plus equipment and medical attendants.

For 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the New Zealand Flying Doctor Service provides for qualified, skilled medical practitioners in the aircraft alongside patients who are being transferred to medical facilities for any number of reasons. From critical care burns victims, spinal injury patients, neonatal transfers, or accident trauma victims to routine elective surgery transfers, organ delivery, blood or equipment supply, the New Zealand Flying Doctor Service can offer a fast, efficient and effective transfer facility with specialised care and attention every step of the way.

 
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SPECIFICATIONS

 

Crew: 1-2
Capacity: 6 VIP passengers
Length: 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Wingspan: 50 ft 3 in (15.32 m)
Height: 14 ft 3 in (4.34 m)
Wing area: 294 ft² (27 m²)
Empty weight: 6,950 lb (3,150 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 10,100 lb (4,580 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-21 turboprops, driving Hartzell HC-E4N-3N propellers, 550 shp (410 kW) each

PERFORMANCE


Maximum speed: 311 mph TAS (270 knots TAS, 500 km/h TAS)
Cruise speed: 260 mph TAS (226 kts TAS, 416 km/h TAS)
Stall speed: 90 mph (78 knots, 145 km/h) IAS (flaps down)
Range: 1,530 miles (1,321 nm, 2,446 km)
Service ceiling: 30,000ft (9,144 m)
Rate of climb: 2,000 ft/min (10.2 m/s)
Wing loading: 34.3 lb/ft² (170 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.099 hp/lb (179 W/kg)

 

Please note: These figures are provided as a guideline only. Performance varies with changes in temperature, altitude and operational activity.

 

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Beechcraft King Air C90B ZK-FDN

 

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