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BEECHCRAFT KING AIR F90(1980)

Specifications

Year1980
Serial Number--
Registration--
Total Hours12
LocationSOUTHERN AFRICA, SOUTH AFRICA
RegionAFRICA

Broker

AVIATION SALES INTERNATIONAL

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AI Description

  • No damage history
  • Raisbeck strakes
  • RAM air recovery system
  • 4-bladed propellers
  • Pratt & Whitney PT6A-135 engines
  • Total engine hours since new: 12,500 hours
  • Total engine cycles since new: 12,123 cycles
  • Total hours remaining on engines: 2,652 hours
  • Enrolled on maintenance program
  • Avionics include:
  • Collins VHF-20 (VHF)
  • Collins VIR-30 (NAV)
  • Collins ADF-60 (ADF)
  • Collins DME-40 (DME)
  • Collins TDR-90 (Transponder)
  • Sperry SP-200 (Auto Pilot)
  • King RDR 2000 (Radar)
  • L3 WX-10 (Stormscope)
  • Sperry STARS IV (Flight Director)
  • Sperry C-14 (Compass)
  • Avidyne Flight Max EX500 (MFD)
  • Garmin GPS-500 (GPS)
  • Freeflight TRA-3000 (Radar Altimeter)
  • Kannad 406 (ELT)
  • Interior refurbished in 2013
  • Seating: 4 beige club seats, 1 rear side-facing seat
  • Aft lavatory
  • Exterior: Overall white with silver and navy accent stripes
  • Hartzell HC-BTN-4 propellers with 2,589 hours remaining; overhaul due July 2028

About this Model

Overview

The King Air F90 is a smaller-cabin member of the King Air family, designed to deliver turbine reliability, pressurization, and two-pilot-capable systems in a size that fits constrained ramps and shorter runways. It is typically chosen for regional business travel and utility missions where access and dispatch reliability matter more than cabin volume or jet-like cruise performance.

Mission Fit

In typical use, the F90 aligns with multi-stop days and mixed weather operations where pressurization and turbine performance reduce fatigue versus piston twins. Its strengths show on routes that benefit from airport choice and quick repositioning, while longer legs or larger parties can push the aircraft toward its cabin and payload limits depending on fuel and baggage carried.

Cabin

The cabin is arranged as a compact executive turboprop interior with club-style seating common, a fully enclosed cockpit, and a pressurized environment that improves comfort over longer climbs and in higher-terrain regions. Compared with larger King Air variants, the F90 feels narrower and lower, with less room for moving about in flight; comfort is strongest for smaller groups on shorter segments.