Beechcraft King Air 350i
The twin turboprop of business aviation, air ambulances and survey work. Certified for a single pilot but usually flown with two, it sets the bar for rugged reliability.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 312 kt
- Max operating speed (VMO)
- 263 kt
- Range
- 1,806 nm
- Service ceiling
- 35,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 2,700 ft/min
Fuel
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1 · Jet A
- Usable fuel
- 1,630 kg
- Total capacity
- 1,650 kg
- Main tank
- 2 × 575 kg
- Auxiliary tanks
- 2 × 241 kg
- Fuel burn (cruise)
- 208 kg/h
Fuel burn in cruise at 35,000 ft. Turbine fuel is shown as mass, at a typical 0.80 kg/l, the way crews plan it.
Runway
- Minimum runway
- 1,006 m
- Take-off distance over 15 m (50 ft)
- 1,006 m
- Landing distance from 15 m (50 ft)
- 821 m
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete
The longer of take-off and landing distance. At 6,804 kg, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway, no wind.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Glass cockpit
- Avionics
- Collins Pro Line Fusion
- Systems
- Autopilot · Pressurised cabin · Retractable gear · Constant-speed propeller · TCAS collision avoidance · Terrain warning (TAWS) · Weather radar
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 11
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 6,804 kg
- Max landing weight
- 6,804 kg
- Empty weight
- 4,516 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- PPL(A) · CPL(A) · ATPL(A)
- Type rating required
- BE300
- Extra training or endorsements
- Turbine engine · Pressurised cabin · High-performance aircraft theory (HPA)
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- Certified for IFR
- Approvals
- Night VFR · Known icing (FIKI) · RVSM
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Beechcraft
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 2× Turboprop
- ICAO type designator
- B350
- Wake turbulence category
- L · Light
- In service since
- 2009
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- 2020 · 2024
Scale drawing
- Length
- 14.22 m
- Wingspan
- 17.65 m
- Height
- 4.37 m
- Fuselage width
- 1.6 m
- Propeller diameter
- 2.67 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Beechcraft King Air 350iLength 14.22 m
- Let L-410 UVP-E20Length 14.47 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- VSOStall, landing configurationStall speed with gear and full flaps down. Bottom of the white arc.
- 81 kt
- VMCMinimum control speedSlowest speed at which you can still keep a twin straight with one engine failed. Red radial line.
- 94 kt
- VYSEBest rate, one engine outBest rate of climb with one engine inoperative. Blue line.
- 125 kt
- VFEMax flaps extendedHighest speed with flaps down. Top of the white arc.
- 158–202 kt
- VLEMax gear extendedHighest speed with the landing gear down.
- 184 kt
- VMOMax operating speedSpeed limit of a turbine aircraft in knots; higher up, the Mach limit (MMO) applies instead.
- 263 kt
A range runs from light to maximum weight, or across the flap settings for VFE. The exact speed depends on weight, flaps and conditions.
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
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