Beechcraft Starship

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The Beechcraft Starship is a distinctive all-composite, twin-turboprop business aircraft known for its futuristic canard design and pusher propellers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf business aircraft
canard aircraft
composite aircraft
pusher-propeller aircraft
twin-turboprop aircraft
aircraftRole civil utility aircraft
executive transport
avionics glass cockpit
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew 2
designCompany Rutan Aircraft Factory NERFINISHED
designer Burt Rutan NERFINISHED
engineModel Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A NERFINISHED
engineType turboprop
firstFlightDate 1986-02-15
icaoTypeDesignator STAR
introduced 1989
manufacturer Beech Aircraft Corporation NERFINISHED
Beechcraft NERFINISHED
material carbon fiber reinforced plastic
graphite-epoxy composite
maxCruiseSpeedKmh 620
maxCruiseSpeedKnots 335
maximumPassengerCapacity 8
notableFeature T-tail with winglets
advanced digital avionics for its era
all-composite airframe
rear-mounted pusher propellers
swept canard foreplane
numberBuilt 53
numberOfEngines 2
pressurizedCabin yes
primaryUse business aviation
corporate transport
productionEndYear 1995
productionStartYear 1988
productionStatus out of production
propellerConfiguration pusher
rangeKm 2500
registrationExample N14NC
N514RS NERFINISHED
retired 2003
serviceCeilingFt 41000
successor Beechcraft King Air 200 series (market role)
typicalPassengerCapacity 6
wingConfiguration canard

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Beechcraft notableProduct Beechcraft Starship