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The Aircraft Use WorldFlyers aircraft for around the world flights. King Air C90. (UPDATE: We are currently looking at the Walter conversion for future flights) We will be changing to the King Air 90 in 2010. This will allow more pilots to fly around the world and at a lower rate that the piston aircraft. This is due to the high cost of avfuel compared to jet fuel. General characteristics - Crew: 1-2
- Capacity: 7 passengers maximum, depending on cabin configuration
- 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-135A turboprop, driving Hartzell HC-E4N-3N propellers, 550 shp (410 kW) each
Performance (estimate)
- Maximum speed: 311 mph True Air Speed (TAS) (270 knots TAS, 500 km/h TAS)
- Cruise speed: 260 mph Indicated Air Speed (IAS) (226 kts IAS, 416 km/h IAS)
- 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: 2,003 ft/min (10.2 m/s)
- Wing loading: 34.3 lb/ft² (170 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.099 hp/lb (179 W/kg)
- Fuel Burn: 50 GPH
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Last Updated ( Monday, 19 July 2010 15:45 )
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