Beechcraft 1900 vs De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver

ASupport aircraft

Beechcraft 1900

Regional airliner , cargo , and corporate aircraft

De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver

STOL utility transport

Credit

Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Beechcraft 1900Beechcraft 1900D · Length

17.62 m

Length source ↗

De Havilland Canada DHC-2 BeaverDHC-2 · Length

9.22 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

21 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

17.62mBeechcraft 1900D · Length

9.22mDHC-2 · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

17.62 m

Beechcraft 1900D · Length

Single source

57 ft 8 in (17.62 m)^[source]

9.22 m

DHC-2 · Length

Single source

30 ft 3 in (9.22 m)^[source]

17.64mBeechcraft 1900D · Wingspan

14.63mDHC-2 · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

17.64 m

Beechcraft 1900D · Wingspan

Single source

57 ft 9 in (17.64 m)^[source]

14.63 m

DHC-2 · Wingspan

Single source

48 ft 0 in (14.63 m)^[source]

4.72mBeechcraft 1900D · Height

2.74mDHC-2 · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4.72 m

Beechcraft 1900D · Height

Single source

15 ft 5 in (4.72 m)^[source]

2.74 m

DHC-2 · Height

Single source

9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)^[source]

7.8tGross; Beechcraft 1900D · Gross weight

2.3tGross; DHC-2 · Gross weight

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,932 kg

Empty; Beechcraft 1900D · Empty weight

Single source

7,814 kg

Gross; Beechcraft 1900D · Gross weight

Single source

7,764 kg

Maximum take-off; Beechcraft 1900D · Max takeoff weight

Single source

10,874 lb (4,932 kg)^[source]

17,227 lb (7,814 kg)^[source]

17,120 lb (7,764 kg)^[source]

1,361 kg

Empty; DHC-2 · Empty weight

Single source

2,313 kg

Gross; DHC-2 · Gross weight

Single source

3,000 lb (1,361 kg)^[source]

5,100 lb (2,313 kg)^[source]

1–2peopleDHC-2 · Crew

CrewScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1 people

Beechcraft 1900D · 2 for airline operations

Single source

1 (2 for airline operations)^[source]

1–2 people

DHC-2 · Crew

Single source

1 - 2^[source]

518km/h

255km/hMaximum; DHC-2 · Maximum speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

518 km/h

Cruise; Beechcraft 1900D · at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)

Single source

280 kn (322 mph, 518 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)^[source]

230 km/h

Cruise; DHC-2 · at 5,000 ft (1,500 m)

Single source

255 km/h

Maximum; DHC-2 · Maximum speed

Single source

158 mph (255 km/h, 137 kn)^[source]

143 mph (230 km/h, 124 kn) at 5,000 ft (1,500 m)^[source]

2,306kmFerry; Beechcraft 1900D · Ferry range

732kmDHC-2 · Range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

707 km

Beechcraft 1900D · with 19 passenger payload

Single source

2,306 km

Ferry; Beechcraft 1900D · Ferry range

Single source

382 nmi (439 mi, 707 km) with 19 passenger payload^[source]

1,245 nmi (1,432 mi, 2,306 km)^[source]

732 km

DHC-2 · Range

Single source

455 mi (732 km, 395 nmi)^[source]

955kW

340kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

955 kW

Beechcraft 1900D · 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D turboprops , 1,279 shp ( ) each

Single source

2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D turboprops , 1,279 shp (955 kW) each^[source]

340 kW

DHC-2 · 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Jr. 9 cylinder radial engine

Single source

1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Jr. 9 cylinder radial engine , 450 hp (340 kW)^[source]

7,620mBeechcraft 1900D · Service ceiling

5,500mDHC-2 · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

7,620 m

Beechcraft 1900D · Service ceiling

Single source

25,000 ft (7,620 m)^[source]

5,500 m

DHC-2 · Service ceiling

Single source

18,000 ft (5,500 m)^[source]

13m/sBeechcraft 1900D · 2,615 ft/min (

5.2m/sDHC-2 · 1,020 ft/min (

Rate of climbScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

13.28 m/s

Beechcraft 1900D · 2,615 ft/min (

Single source

2,615 ft/min (13.28 m/s)^[source]

5.2 m/s

DHC-2 · 1,020 ft/min (

Single source

1,020 ft/min (5.2 m/s)^[source]

—

23m²DHC-2 · Wing area

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

23 m²

DHC-2 · Wing area

Single source

250 sq ft (23 m 2 )^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Beechcraft 1900 and De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver configuration
Specification	Beechcraft 1900	De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
Type	Regional airliner , cargo , and corporate aircraft^[source]	STOL utility transport^[source]
Manufacturer	Beech Aircraft Corporation Raytheon Aircraft Company^[source]	de Havilland Canada^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	In service^[source]
Primary users	Ameriflight Alpine Air Express Central Mountain Air Propair^[source]	regional and remote air carriers United States Army Civil Air Patrol^[source]
Number built	695^[source]	1,657^[source]
Manufactured	1982–2002^[source]	1947–1967^[source]
Introduction date	February 1984^[source]	1948^[source]
First flight	September 3, 1982^[source]	16 August 1947^[source]
Developed from	Beechcraft Super King Air^[source]	—
Capacity	19 passengers and 6,356 lb (2,882 kg) useful load^[source]	6 passengers, 2,100 lb (953 kg) useful load^[source]
Fuel capacity	4,458 lb (2,022 kg)^[source]	79 imp gal (95 US gal; 360 L)^[source]
Fuel type	Jet A recommended, others usable^[source]	—
National origin	United States^[source]	Canada^[source]
Airfoil	—	D.H. high lift wing section^[source]
Propellers	—	2-bladed Hamilton-Standard controllable-pitch propeller, 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter^[source]

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Beechcraft 1900

De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver

Type

Regional airliner , cargo , and corporate aircraft^[source]

STOL utility transport^[source]

Manufacturer

Beech Aircraft Corporation Raytheon Aircraft Company^[source]

de Havilland Canada^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

Primary users

Ameriflight Alpine Air Express Central Mountain Air Propair^[source]

regional and remote air carriers United States Army Civil Air Patrol^[source]

Number built

695^[source]

1,657^[source]

Manufactured

1982–2002^[source]

1947–1967^[source]

Introduction date

February 1984^[source]

1948^[source]

First flight

September 3, 1982^[source]

16 August 1947^[source]

Developed from

Beechcraft Super King Air^[source]

—

Capacity

19 passengers and 6,356 lb (2,882 kg) useful load^[source]

6 passengers, 2,100 lb (953 kg) useful load^[source]

Fuel capacity

4,458 lb (2,022 kg)^[source]

79 imp gal (95 US gal; 360 L)^[source]

Fuel type

Jet A recommended, others usable^[source]

—

National origin

United States^[source]

Canada^[source]

Airfoil

—

D.H. high lift wing section^[source]

Propellers

—

2-bladed Hamilton-Standard controllable-pitch propeller, 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter^[source]