Beechcraft Duke - Specifications (B60)

Specifications (B60)

Data from Janes's All The World's Aircraft 1976-77

General characteristics

• Crew: one, pilot
• Capacity: five passengers
• Length: 33 ft 10 in (10.31 m)
• Wingspan: 39 ft 3¼ in (11.97 m)
• Height: 12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)
• Wing area: 212.9 ft² (19.78 m²)
• Empty weight: 4,275 lb (1,939 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 6,775 lb ) (3,073 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Lycoming TIO-541-E1C4 turbocharged six-cylinder, horizontally opposed direct drive engines, 380 hp (283 kW) each

Performance

• Never exceed speed: 235 knots (434.5 km/h, 270 mph) (IAS)
• Maximum speed: 248 kts (460 km/h, 286 mph) at 23,000 ft (7,010 m)
• Cruise speed: 178 knots (330 km/h, 205 mph) 45% power, 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
• Stall speed: 73 knots (135 km/h, 84 mph) (IAS), wheels and flaps down, power off
• Range: 1,227 nmi (2,274 km, 1,413 mi) 45% power at 20,000 ft (6,100 m), 45 min reserves
• Service ceiling: 30,000 ft (9,145 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,601 ft/min (8.1 m/s)