Specifications
AI Description
- Maintenance: Maintained under FAR Part 91.
- Engine Model: TPE331-10T-512K.
- Engine TBO: 5000 hours.
- Engine Hours: Both engines have 3887 hours since overhaul and 1715 hours since installation.
- Modification: Winglets Supreme Commander mod.
- General Equipment:
- Cleveland wheels & brakes
- Permanent factory spar mod
- Hartzell 3-blade wide chord Q-tip props
- Woodward fuel controllers
- Super soundproofing
- Inboard abrasion boots
- Heated windshield
- Bleed air shutoff
- Avionics:
- Collins ADF-60
- Collins AP-106 IFCS autopilot
- Collins VHF-20 and Garmin GTN-750 communication radios
- Garmin G600 EFIS
- Dual Collins DME-40
- Weather Radar: Bendix/King RDR-2000 (color)
- Terrain Awareness & Warning System (TAWS)
- Interior: Executive configuration with leather interior and Freon air conditioning.
- Exterior: White with blue and red accent stripes, painted in 1996.
About this Model
Overview
The Turbo Commander 690B is a pressurized, twin-engine turboprop designed around efficient regional transportation rather than maximum cabin volume. It is typically operated as a corporate or owner-flown utility aircraft where access to shorter runways, straightforward systems, and turboprop operating economics matter more than jet cruise speeds. Buyers usually value it as a dependable platform for frequent point-to-point trips, especially where smaller airports reduce ground time and improve scheduling flexibility.
Mission Fit
The 690B tends to fit missions where block time efficiency comes from using closer airports rather than from top cruise speed. It is commonly used for day trips and multi-stop regional schedules, with the pressurized cabin supporting higher-altitude routing when needed. Payload and range planning remain important on longer legs or in hot/high conditions, particularly if full seats, baggage, and higher cruise altitudes are desired.
Cabin
Cabin experience is functional and businesslike, with typical configurations emphasizing forward club seating and practical baggage carriage rather than a large-cabin layout. Expect a narrower, more aircraft-like environment than most business jets, but with the comfort advantages of pressurization and the ability to cruise above much of the weather. Noise and vibration characteristics are generally those of a turboprop; cabin condition varies significantly by interior refurbishment history.