Beechcraft Baron

The Beechcraft Baron is twin-engine development of the Beechcraft Bonanza. The progenitor of the Baron was the Beechcraft Travel Air, which took the fuselage of the Bonanza and the tail control surfaces of the T-34 Mentor. The tail control surfaces were replaced with those of the Beechcraft Debonair, the engine nacelles were streamlined and the aircraft was renamed the Baron.

Specifications (B55)

General Characteristics

• Crew: one, pilot
• Capacity: three passengers
• Length: 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m)
• Wingspan: 37 ft 10 in (11.53 m)
• Height: 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m)
• Wing area: 199 ft² (18.5 m²)
• Empty: 3,236 lb (1,468 kg)
• Loaded: lb ( kg)
• Maximum takeoff: 5,100 lb (2,313 kg)
• Powerplant: 2x Continental IO-470 -L, 260 hp (140 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 233 mph (373 km/h)
• Range: 1,148 miles (1,836 km)
• Service ceiling: ft ( m)
• Rate of climb: 1,693 ft/min (516 m/min)
• Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
• Power/Mass:

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Related development: Beechcraft Bonanza - Beechcraft Travel Air - Bay Super V Bonanza

Comparable aircraft: Piper Twin Comanche

Designation sequence: 38 - 45 - 50 - 55 - 56 - 58 - 60 - 65 - 70

Variants: T-42 Cochise