First flight took place on 29 August 2049, to commemorate the first flight of the Beechcraft Model 2000 Starship 1 prototype, which later lead to a highly successful series of aircraft. Based, like all the other aircraft of the Starship range, on the formula of a cantilever low wing monoplane, built from composite materials for strength and lightness, with a variable geometry sweptback foreplanes.
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Model 2400 Starship 10 5 6/1(3) 4 4
Seating: 2 bucket seats Access: 1 forward hatch
options below 1 emergency over wing
Takeoff/Landing Profile: STOL
Fuel: 2000 litres in integral wing tanks (1580 kg)
Powerplant: Two Pratt&Whitney UCAS turboprop engines, each rated at
846 kW, driving five-blade reversible pitch pusher
propellor.
Systems: Pressuriation System, provides cabin altitude of 2000 m
up to 15000 m.
Emergency Oxygen Supply with drop down masks.
MLS Avionics
GPS
Performance:
Never-exceed speed Mach 0.87
Max level speed and max cruising speed at 25,000 ft
700 kph
Econ cruising speed 550 kph
Stalling speed, power off
flaps up 160 kph
flaps down 130 kph
Ceiling 15,000 m
Range with max fuel, long range cruise power, 45 minute reserves
5,400 km
Range with max payload, long range cruise power, 45 minute reserves
2,800 km
Weights:
Weight Empty, typical 3,500 kg
Max Payload 1,500 kg
Max Fuel Weight 1,580 kg
Max T-O Weight 5,800 kg
Dimensions:
Wing span 18.0 m
Length overall 15.1 m
Height overall 4.2 m
Foreplane span 8.0 m
Accomodations:
Nine swivelling, reclining, fully adjustible seats.
Forward Toilet compartment near cabin entrance.
Forward baggage compartment 0.6 m^3.
Rear baggage hold 1.3 m^3.
Refreshment galley on rear port side.