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King Air B100 Performance Specifications

Equipped with a pressurized fuselage and turboprop engines, the twin-engine, seven-seat King Air Model 90 was designed as a business aircraft for executive transport in 1964. The King Air earned Federal Aviation Administration certification only four months after the first prototype flew. By 1969, the design was enhanced with the Model A100 variant. The A model featured a stretched fuselage with seating for six to eight passengers and two additional cabin windows. In 1976, the B100 variant was introduced, with more powerful engines. Only 137 B100 King Airs were built before the model was discontinued in 1983.

Horsepower
- The King Air B100 featured twin, turboprop Garret AiResearch TPE-331 engines developing 715 shaft horsepower each. The B100 came standard with three-bladed propellers.
Speed
- The normal cruising speed of the King Air B100 is 258 knots. Long-range cruise speed is 237 knots, and maximum speed is 265 knots.
Climb
- The rate of climb with all engines running is 2,140 feet per minute. With one engine inoperative, the climb rate is 500 feet per minute. The service ceiling at maximum operating weight is 28,000 feet, while the service ceiling with one engine inoperative is 14,700 feet.
Range
- The flight range of the B100 with all seats full is 820 nautical miles. The maximum range is 1,120 nautical miles. With a full fuel load of 3,149 pounds, its allowable payload is 666 pounds.
Takeoff and Landing Weights
- The maximum take-off weight is 11,800 pounds, and the maximum landing weight is 11,210 pounds.
Runway Lengths
- The balanced field length for safe takeoff with one engine failure is 3,050 feet. The factored dry landing distance of the King Air B100 is 5,650 feet.

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