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Beechcraft Baron

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The Beechcraft Baron is a light, twin-engined piston aircraft designed and produced by Beechcraft, introduced in 1961. A development of the Travel Air, it remains in production.

The direct predecessor of the Baron was the Beechcraft 95 Travel Air, which incorporated the fuselage of the Bonanza and the tail control surfaces of the T-34 Mentor military trainer. To create the new airplane, the Travel Air's tail was replaced with that of the Beechcraft Debonair, the engine nacelles were streamlined, six-cylinder engines were added, and the aircraft's name was changed. In 1960, the Piper Aztec was introduced, using two 250 hp Lycoming O-540 engines; Cessna too had improved its 310 with two Continental IO-470 D, producing 260 hp. Meanwhile, Beechcraft's Bonanza had been improved with a Continental IO-470-N, but the answer to competition was to make a true twin engined variant of the Bonanza. The first model, the 55, was powered by two, six-cylinder IO-470-L engines, producing 260 hp at 2,625rpm; it was introduced in 1961. It included the fully swept vertical stabilizer of the Debonair, while still retaining the four to four+five place seating of the Travel Air.


Controls:

  • AG6 Cargo Door
  • AG7 Main Door
  • AG8 Engine Switch
  • VTOL Flaps

Note: Be Careful When Landing, don't make too many potential force, else it'll bounce and lose it's stability


Nostalgia for one of my favorite aircraft in fsx 2010

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 27.4ft (8.4m)
  • Length 20.6ft (6.3m)
  • Height 7.4ft (2.3m)
  • Empty Weight 2,996lbs (1,359kg)
  • Loaded Weight 3,672lbs (1,665kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.544
  • Wing Loading 7.1lbs/ft2 (34.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 516.1ft2 (47.9m2)
  • Drag Points 2712

Parts

  • Number of Parts 205
  • Control Surfaces 11
  • Performance Cost 688