Beechcraft Baron

Beechcraft Baron
Type:	twin-engine private and business travel aircraft
Design country:	United States
Manufacturer:	Hawker Beechcraft
Commissioning:	1961

The Beechcraft Baron is a fast, twin-engine private and business travel aircraft . In addition to the pilot , it offers space for five passengers. The model introduced in 1961 is technically derived from the Beechcraft Bonanza , but is currently still sold by Hawker Beechcraft for around 1.2 million US dollars. There are two variants: the Baron 55 (short body) and the Baron 58 (long body). Currently only the Baron 58 is being built. The current version of the Baron G58 is factory-fitted with the Garmin G1000 glass cockpit.

use

The Baron 95-B55 was used by the US Army and the Turkish Armed Forces under the designation T-42A Cochise .

Lufthansa also used the Baron 55 (at Phoenix Goodyear Airport ) to train its young pilots.

Technical data of the Baron G58

Baron 58 at AERO Friedrichshafen 2018

• Passengers: 5
• Span: 11.53 m
• Length: 9.09 m
• Height: 2.97 m
• Empty weight: 1,468 kg
• Max. Takeoff weight: 2,495 kg
• Engines: two Teledyne Continental IO-550-C with 300 PS (224 kW) each
• Top speed: 374 km / h (202 kts.)
• Service ceiling: 6,306 m (20,688 ft)
• Range (with 4 passengers): 1,919 km (1,036 NM)
• Max. Climb rate: 516 m / min. (1690 ft / min)

Trivia

In the novel The Bruchpilot by Mark Childress the protagonist crashes with a plane from this type.

See also

• List of aircraft types

Web links

Commons : Beechcraft Baron  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Beech Baron G58 on the manufacturer's Web site Beechcraft (English)
• Type certification of the G58 (Baron) - EASA-TCDS-A.280 (PDF; 31 kB)