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Beechcraft 1900D · Length
Single source57 ft 8 in (17.62 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Beechcraft 1900 | MC 55A Peregrine |
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| Type | Regional airliner , cargo , and corporate aircraft[source] | Reconnaissance Aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Beech Aircraft Corporation Raytheon Aircraft Company[source] | Gulfstream Aerospace (airframe) L3Harris Technologies[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Ameriflight Alpine Air Express Central Mountain Air Propair[source] |
29.4 m[source]
Beechcraft 1900D · Height
Single source15 ft 5 in (4.72 m)[source]
Cruise; Beechcraft 1900D · at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
Single source280 kn (322 mph, 518 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)[source]
Beechcraft 1900D · 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D turboprops , 1,279 shp ( ) each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D turboprops , 1,279 shp (955 kW) each[source]
Beechcraft 1900D · 2,615 ft/min (
Single source2,615 ft/min (13.28 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Number built | 695[source] | 4 Aircraft[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1982–2002[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | February 1984[source] | 22 January 2026[source] |
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| First flight | September 3, 1982[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Beechcraft Super King Air[source] | Gulfstream G550[source] |
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| Capacity | 19 passengers and 6,356 lb (2,882 kg) useful load[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 4,458 lb (2,022 kg)[source] | — |
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| Fuel type | Jet A recommended, others usable[source] | — |
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| National origin | United States[source] | — |
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| Primary user | — | Royal Australian Air Force[source] |
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| Powerplant | — | 2 × Rolls-Royce BR710 turbofan engines[source] |
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| Mission Endurance | — | Up to 15 hours[source] |
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| Primary Systems | — | SIGINT/ELINT sensor arrays Multi‑band AESA radar Secure satellite communications Onboard data‑processing suite Ground Data Processing Systems[source] |
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