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King Air 260
King Air 260 active-aircraft record with source-reviewed program lineage and key specifications. Published qualifiers and development-state limits are preserved exactly.
Canonical model record
Program and lineage fields
- Current marketed name
- King Air 260
- Program / lineage
- King Air 200/B200/250 lineage → 260
- Type / tags
- Twin business turboprop
- Launch & first flight
- Announced Dec 2, 2020; derivative
- Certification / entry into service
- FAA certification Mar 2021; deliveries followed
- Current lifecycle / stage
- Active production / in service
- Source basis
- OEM + FAA
Source-led data
Key specifications
- Range
- 1,720 nm
- Speed / ceiling
- 310 ktas; FL350
- Field performance
- TO 2,111 ft; landing 2,845 ft
- Cabin
- 16 ft 8 in L × 54 in W × 57 in H
- Engine / capacity / MTOW
- 2× P&WC PT6A-52, 850 shp ea; max 9 occupants; MTOW 12,500 lb
- Data note
- Twin turboprop
Field-level provenance
Sources and review notes
- Beechcraft productsoem · high confidence
King Air 260 active-aircraft reference — program lineage and key specifications
Official section-level source retained from the supplied source-reviewed dataset; preliminary and derivative qualifiers remain visible at field level.
Open source - King Air 260oem · high confidence
King Air 260 active-aircraft reference — program lineage and key specifications
Official section-level source retained from the supplied source-reviewed dataset; preliminary and derivative qualifiers remain visible at field level.
Open source - King Air 360oem · high confidence
King Air 260 active-aircraft reference — program lineage and key specifications
Official section-level source retained from the supplied source-reviewed dataset; preliminary and derivative qualifiers remain visible at field level.
Open source - Textron Media Centeroem · high confidence
King Air 260 active-aircraft reference — program lineage and key specifications
Official section-level source retained from the supplied source-reviewed dataset; preliminary and derivative qualifiers remain visible at field level.
Open source
Aircraft history and related intelligence
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