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US Navy · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Beechcraft C-12 Huron · Length
Single source43 ft 9 in (13.34 m)[source]
SR20-G3 · Length
Configuration
| Specification | Beechcraft C-12 Huron | Cirrus SR20 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military utility aircraft[source] | Light aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Beechcraft[source] | Cirrus Aircraft[source] |
| Status | Active service[source] | — |
| Primary users | United States Air Force United States Army United States Marine Corps United States Navy[source] | — |
| Manufactured | 1974–present |
26 ft 0 in (7.92 m)[source]
Beechcraft C-12 Huron · 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 turboprop engines, 850 shp ( ) each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 turboprop engines, 850 shp (630 kW) each[source]
SR20-G3 · 1 × Continental IO-360-ES six cylinder, horizontally-opposed piston aircraft engine
Single source1 × Continental IO-360-ES six cylinder, horizontally-opposed piston aircraft engine , 200 hp (150 kW)[source]
Beechcraft C-12 Huron · Wing area
Single source303 sq ft (28.1 m 2 )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1999–present[source] |
| Introduction date | 1974[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Beechcraft Super King Air[source] | — |
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| Variant | Beechcraft RC-12 Guardrail[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 13 passengers[source] | 3 passengers (4 using 60/40 flex seating in post-2012 models)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 675.2 US gal (562.2 imp gal; 2,556 L) ; 1,035.2 US gal (862.0 imp gal; 3,919 L) with ferry tanks[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | root: NACA 23018 ; tip: NACA 23012[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 4-bladed constant-speed propellers[source] | 3-bladed[source] |
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| Wing loading | 41.3 lb/sq ft (202 kg/m 2 )[source] | — |
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| Power/mass | 0.14 hp/lb (0.23 kW/kg)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] United States[source] | — |
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| Number built | — | 2,084 (through 2025)[source] |
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| First flight | — | 21 March 1995[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Cirrus SR22[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 56 kn (64 mph, 104 km/h) CAS[source] |
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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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