Beechcraft C-12

Beechcraft C-12 Huron
Type:	Reconnaissance plane
Design country:	United States
Manufacturer:	Beechcraft
First flight:	1983
Production time:	1980s - late 1996
Number of pieces:	5000+ by the end of 1996

The Beechcraft C-12 Huron is a US Army long-range reconnaissance aircraft with T-tail based on the King Air 200 from Beechcraft . The code name of this model in the US Army is Guardrail .

History and equipment

Beechcraft King Air machines were first used in Korea in the 1960s. In the Second Gulf War , 24 Beechcraft RC-12 Guardrail machines were used in Operation Desert Storm . Their main tasks were to eavesdrop on the enemy radio traffic and determine the radio station of the enemy. There were several variants of the machines of this type for up to six radio reconnaissance aircraft on board. The guardrail receivers installed in the aircraft were able to determine the location of opposing radio systems and transmit the intercepted radio traffic directly to their own ground-based evaluation vehicles. An ALQ-165 missile detection system was also on board. The Beechcraft C-12K , Beechcraft C-12N and Beechcraft C-12P versions have improved electronic reconnaissance equipment on board. In the containers on the wing tips of the Beechcraft RC-12D Guardrail are electronic devices for countermeasures to bypass the reconnaissance on board. With the reconnaissance and remote detection system AN / USD-9 (V) 2 Guradrail V , the enemy radio traffic could be received and the location of the radio source identified. In addition, the machines of this type had the missile detection system ALQ-156 on board. The models were given a matt gray camouflage, the labels were black. The civil version of this aircraft model was sold under the name Super King Air 200 , the first flight of which took place on October 27, 1972.

Argentina plans to procure nine used TC-12Bs and one UC-12B to be delivered by 2024.

Technical specifications

Parameter	Beechcraft C-12 Huron	Beechcraft RC-12D Guardrail	Beechcraft RC-12F	Beechcraft RC-12K	Beechcraft RC-12N	Beechcraft C-12P	Beechcraft C-12F	Beechcraft C-12J
crew	2 pilots + 6 reconnaissance specialists							2 pilots + 19 reconnaissance specialists
length	13.34 m
height	4.57 m
span	16.63 m	17.63 m
Wing area	28.15 m²
Empty mass	3327 kg
Max. Takeoff mass	5885 kg
drive	two propeller turbines (Pratt & Whitney) with an output of 850 PS (634 kW)							two PT6A-42 turbines
propeller	2
Top speed	481 km / h at 4265 m above sea level
Cruising speed	438 km / h at 9145 m above sea level		536 km / h				471 km / h
Takeoff route			786 m				891 m
Max. Altitude		9420 m
Range		2935 km
tech. Furnishing	Reconnaissance and remote detection system AN / USD-9 (V) 2 Guradrail V
Illustration
number of pieces	200

Parameter	Super King Air 200
crew
length	13.34 m
span	17.63 m
height	4.57 m
Wing area	28.15 m²
Wing extension	11.0
Empty mass	3327 kg
Max. Takeoff mass	5885 kg
drive	two PT6A-42 turbines
propeller	2
Top speed	481 km / h at 4265 m above sea level
Cruising speed	471 km / h
Takeoff route
Max. Altitude	9420 m
Range
Illustration
number of pieces	4800+

Incidents

So far there has only been one incident in 1991 involving aircraft of this type with no fatalities.

literature

Collection folder: Fascination Flying Card 17 Group 5 Modern Military Machines FF-05-7220-033

Web links

Commons : Beechcraft C-12 Huron  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Accidents with the Beechcraft C-12 Huron Aviation Safety Network , accessed on December 28, 2019