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Beechcraft C-12 Huron is a military utility aircraft. It was built by Beechcraft. Reported operators include United States Air Force United States Army United States Marine Corps United States Navy.
United StatesMilitary utility aircraft
Beechcraft
Active service
United States Air Force United States Army United States Marine Corps United States Navy
1974–present
1974
Beechcraft Super King Air
Beechcraft RC-12 Guardrail
1–5
13 passengers
43 ft 9 in (13.34 m)
54 ft 6 in (16.61 m)
15 ft (4.6 m)
303 sq ft (28.1 m 2 )
7,755 lb (3,518 kg)
12,500 lb (5,670 kg)
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
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 turboprop engines, 850 shp (630 kW) each
289 kn (333 mph, 535 km/h) at 15,000 ft (4,572 m)
1,450 nmi (1,670 mi, 2,690 km) C-12J
1,800 nmi (2,100 mi, 3,300 km) C-12J with maximum fuel and 45-minute reserve
35,000 ft (11,000 m)
2,450 ft/min (12.4 m/s)
root: NACA 23018 ; tip: NACA 23012
4-bladed constant-speed propellers
41.3 lb/sq ft (202 kg/m 2 )
0.14 hp/lb (0.23 kW/kg)
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country of origin United States 0 references
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 13.34 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Beechcraft C-12 Huron equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ArgentinaNaval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: TC-12B Huron (MP role). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
GreeceReported count for Beechcraft C-12 Huron · C-12C/R. Service scope: Hellenic Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 3. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Israel
Philippines United StatesAir National Guard exact named equipment holdings: MC-12W Liberty. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / ISR. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
United States Air Force United States Army United States Marine Corps United States Navy
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for C-12C/D/F/J Huron. Service scope: Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): inventory: 29. Origin: USA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. Cited source 2025-06-20. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for C-12 Huron. Service scope: United States Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 98. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2022), not the article revision. Cited source 2022-11-23. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for UC-12F/M Huron / RC-12M Huron. Service scope: Navy; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 13 / in service: 1. Origin: USA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for UC-12F Huron / UC-12M Huron / UC-12W Huron. Service scope: Marine Corps; does not replace a national total. 3 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 4 / in service: 2 / in service: 9. Origin: USA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.