Kraków 2015-12-12
Beechcraft King Air 350 SP-TPU
Beechcraft King Air 350 SP-TPU.
In 2005, the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency started searching for a new aircraft for the measurement and control of navigation devices. The choice fell on the Beechcraft King Air 350 plane. The plane and its equipment cost PLN 35 million. The brand new aircraft was modified by the German company Aerodata AG (Braunschweig) to the control and measurement version. The plane was delivered in 2015 to the Okęcie airport and started service at the end of 2015. The Beechcraft King Air 350 SP-TPU plane, by default, was named Parrot.
The new Parrot - Beechcraft King Air 350 SP-TPU is equipped with technologically advanced measuring devices. The plane will carry out checks on devices and navigation systems at Polish airports: control of ILS systems, radars, aviation communications, lighting systems, and flight procedures. An aerial inspection of navigation systems and devices takes place at least every 12 months, and in the case of devices having a critical impact on the level of air traffic safety, such inspections are performed every 6 months or immediately upon observation of such a need.
The Beechcraft King Air 350 SP-TPU aircraft will replace two L-410 Turbolet aircraft. One of these machines has already been decommissioned. Due to the end of production of this type of aircraft, their service is becoming more and more expensive and time-consuming.
The Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft has a higher speed than the previously used L-410 Turbolet aircraft, which allows the aircraft to fly faster to the measurement site. The new plane can also operate on a higher altitude, which makes it easier to control the operation of radars. The cooperation of the air control system with modern avionics (Rockwell Collins ProLine 21) of the new Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft allows for full use of the technical capabilities of the on-board measuring equipment.
Written by Karol Placha Hetman
Kraków 2015-12-12
Beechcraft King Air 350 SP-TPU
The design of the Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft.
The Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft has a metal-composite structure. It is built in a classic, low wing configuration. Simple wings with positive lift, with ailerons and flaps. The fuselage houses a cockpit for two or one pilot. Next there is a passenger cabin and a trunk. A toilet can be installed on board. "T" tail with a division into rudders and ballasts. Three-support chassis with steered front wheel. Main landing gear with double wheels, retractable into the engine nacelles.
Engin.
Two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 turboprop engines, 850 HP. 4-blade propellers.
T-T Beechcraft King Air Details:
Span 17.65 m
Length 14.22 m
Height 4.37 m
The load-bearing area of 28.2 m2
Curb weight 3 520 kg
Take-off weight 5 670 kg
Maximum weight 6,804 kg
Top speed 578 km / h
Rate of climb 12.5 m / s
Service ceiling 10,700 m
Range 3 338 km
Run up 1,000 m
Run landing 850 m
Written by Karol Placha Hetman
Kraków 2015-12-12
Beechcraft King Air 350 SP-TPU
Tally
In 2015, the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency purchased the Beechcraft King Air 350, registration SP-TPU, which is intended for the control of devices and navigation systems at Polish airports: control of ILS systems, radars, air communication, lighting systems and flight procedures.
Written by Karol Placha Hetman