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 Avtek 400A
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 Beechcraft Starship………………..
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 Dornier Seastar
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 Embraer/FMA CBA 123 Vector
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 LearAvia Lear Fan
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 NAL Saras
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 Piaggio P.166
 Piaggio P.180 Avanti
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 Schweizer RU-38 Twin Condor

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BEECHCRAFT STARSHIP
Role Executive transport

Manufacturer Beechcraft

Designer Beechcraft

First flight February 15, 1986

Status In limited use

Produced 1983–1995

Number built 53

Unit cost US$ 3.9 million

General characteristics
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 Crew: 1 or 2[44]
 Capacity: 6
 Length: 46 ft 1 in (14.05 m)
 Wingspan: 54 ft 5.70 in (16.6 m)
 Height: 12 ft 1.3 in (3.94 m)
 Wing area: 281 sq ft (26.1 m2)
 Empty weight: 10,085 lb (4,574 kg)
standard empty weight
 Gross weight: 15,010 lb (6,808 kg)
max ramp weight
 Max takeoff weight: 14,900 lb
(6,759 kg)
 Fuel capacity: 565 gallons, or 3785
lbs.[44]
 Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney
Canada PT6A-67A turboprop, 1,200 shp
(890 kW) each
 Propellers: 5-bladed McCauley, 8 ft
8 in (2.64 m) diameter
Performance
 Maximum speed: 385 mph (620 km/h,
335 kn)

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 Cruise speed: 353 mph (568 km/h,
307 kn)
 Stall speed: 112 mph (180 km/h,
97 kn) max weight with flaps retracted &
idle power[44]
 Minimum control speed: 108 mph
(174 km/h, 94 kn) flaps retracted[44]
 Range: 1,742 mi (2,804 km,
1,369 nmi)
 Service ceiling: 41,000 ft (12,500 m)
 Rate of climb: 2,748 ft/min
(13.96 m/s)
 Wing loading: 53 lb/sq ft (260 kg/m2)
 Power/mass: 6.2 lb/shp
 Dornier Seastar
General characteristics
 Crew: one
 Capacity: 12
 Length: 12.70 m (41 ft 8 in)
 Wingspan: 17.74 m (58 ft 2 in)
 Height: 4.83 m (15 ft 10 in)
 Wing area: 30.6 m2 (329 sq ft)
 Empty weight: 2,900 kg (6,393 lb)
 Max takeoff weight: 4,600 kg (10,141 lb)

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 Fuel capacity:  1387 kg (3056 lb)
 Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-
135 turboprop, 478 kW (641 hp) each
 Propellers: 4-bladed McCauley
4HFR34C760/95DA, 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) diameter front,
2.35m aft
First flight 17 August 1984

Unit cost $7.21 million (2017)[3]

Performance
 Cruise speed: 330 km/h (210 mph, 180 kn)
 Stall speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn) flaps 40°
 Never exceed speed: 417 km/h (259 mph, 225 kn)
 Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,800 ft)
 Wing loading: 95 kg/m2 (19 lb/sq ft)

Avtek 400A
 Crew: 1
 Capacity: 5-9 passengers
 Length: 39 ft 4 in (11.99 m)
 Wingspan: 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
 Height: 11 ft 5 in (3.47 m)
 Wing area: 144 sq ft (13.4 m2) inc. foreplane
 Airfoil: Avtek 12
 Empty weight: 3,779 lb (1,714 kg)

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 Max takeoff weight: 6,499 lb (2,948 kg)
 Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-
3L turboprop, 680 hp (507 kW) LH rotation
 Propellers: 4-bladed Hartzell constant-speed fully
feathering pusher propellers, 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
diameter
 Maximum speed: 255 kn (293 mph, 472 km/h)
 Cruise speed: 297 kn (342 mph, 550 km/h) at
10,000 ft (3,000 m)
364 kn (674 km/h; 419 mph) at 22,000 ft (6,700 m)
338 kn (626 km/h; 389 mph) at 41,000 ft (12,000 m)

 Stall speed: 83 kn (96 mph, 154 km/h)

 Service ceiling: 42,490 ft (12,950 m)
 Rate of climb: 4,630 ft/min (23.52 m/s)

Piaggio P.180 Avanti

Wing loading: 343 kg/m2 (70.3 lb/sq ft)
General characteristics
 Crew: 1
 Capacity: 7–9
 Length: 14.4 m (47.3 ft)
 Wingspan: 14.0 m (46.0 ft)
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 Height: 4.0 m (13.0 ft)
 Wing area: 16.0 m2 (172 sq ft)
 Aspect ratio: 12.3
 Empty weight: 3,799 kg (8,375 lb)
 Max takeoff weight: 5,488 kg (12,100 lb)
 Fuel capacity: 1,271 kg (2,802 lb)
 Max Landing weight : 5,216 kg
(11,500 lb)
 Max Zero Fuel weight : 4,445 kg
(9,800 lb)
 Cabin : 17.5 ft long, 5.8 ft high, 6.1 ft wide
(3.5 ft floor)
 Foreplane area: 2.19 m² (23.59 ft²)[36]
 Horizontal stabilizer area: 3.83 m²
(41.27 ft²)[36]
 Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada
PT6A-66B turboprop, 630 kW (850 shp)
each ISA+28C Flat Rated
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 Maximum speed: 740 km/h (460 mph,
400 kn) FL310 high speed cruise
 Cruise speed: 589 km/h (366 mph,
318 kn) FL410 long range cruise
 Minimum control speed: 190 km/h
(120 mph, 100 kn) Vmca
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 Range: 2,800 km (1,740 mi, 1,510 nmi) 4
passengers, NBAA IFR, 100-nm alternate
 Ferry range: 2,830 km (1,760 mi,
1,530 nmi)
 Service ceiling: 12,000 m (41,000 ft)
 Time to altitude: 10 min to FL 250
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 Fuel consumption: 0.220 kg/km
(0.779 lb/mi)
 Power/mass: 230 W/kg (0.14 hp/lb)
 Takeoff (SL, ISA) : 994 m (3,262 ft)
First 23 September 1986
flight

Unit cost US$7.695 million (Avanti EVO,

2019)[3]

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