AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - July 2019 - T-14

Now Textron Aviation is getting in
on the King Ranch idea with its new
Beechcraft King Ranch King Air 350i.
King Ranch and Textron partnered to
come up with a special, themed version
of the 350i-a $125,000 option-and first
deliveries are set to begin in the third or
fourth quarter of this year. Like the Ford
pickups, this King Air has a special paint
scheme, leather seats, and bears King
Ranch badging and "flying W" brand
logos, but that's where the similarity
ends. The headliner and window panels
have "Ostrich muslin vinyl" coverings
that mimic ostrich hide, "Tendu" wood
grain ride ledges and cabinetry with pewter trim, and the lower sidewalls have
layers of "Antigua" crocodile-embossed
leather and "Sundance Ranch" modernist leather-the same leather used in all
the airplane's seats.
Gogo's ATG 5000 Wi-Fi (for domestic use) or Gogo's Aviator 200 satellite
service (for international use) are other
high-end standard features. But wait,
there's more: four tri-color "hair on
hide" lumbar pillows, "flying W"
branded throw carpets, and yes!-four
King Ranch-branded whiskey glasses are
thrown into the deal.
I had a chance to fly the first King
Ranch 350i with Textron Senior Pilot
Mark Mohler, AOPA Senior Photographer
T-14 | AOPA PILOT July 2019

SWATCHES SHOW OFF the glitz: "Tendu" wood grain, hides embossed to resemble crocodile,

and faux ostrich. The cabin's "Sundance Ranch" leather seats impart warmth and richness.
Opposite page, clockwise from top: The King Ranch double-club treatment. Many King
Airs serve as workhorses, but this isn't one of them. Cabin windows now have electronically
shaded cabin windows-gone are the rotating polarized screens. The 350i's cockpit, with its
Pro Line Fusion Touch avionics suite, is every bit as cool as the interior.

SPEC SHEET
Textron/Beechcraft King Air 350i
PRICE: $7.9 MILLION
SPECIFICATIONS

Max operating altitude | 35,000 ft

Powerplants | 2 Pratt & Whitney

Single-engine service ceiling | 21,500 ft

PT6A-60A, 1,050 shp ea
Length | 46 ft 8 in

LIMITING AND RECOMMENDED AIRSPEEDS

Height | 14 ft 4 in

VR (rotation) | 102 KIAS

Wingspan | 57 ft 11 in

V1 (takeoff decision speed) | 96 KIAS

Seats | 9-11

V2 (takeoff safety speed) | 109 KIAS

Basic operating weight | 9,955 lb

VFE (max flap extended) | 158 KIAS

Max ramp weight | 15,100 lb

VLE (max gear extended) | 184 KIAS

Max takeoff weight | 15,000 lb

VA (max maneuvering) | 184 KIAS

Zero fuel weight | 12,500 lb

VLO (max gear operating)

Max payload | 2,545 lb
Payload w/full fuel | 1,534 lb
Max landing weight | 15,000 lb
Fuel capacity | 539 gal/3,611 lb

Extend | 184 KIAS
Retract | 166 KIAS
VREF (reference speed, final approach) |
100 KIAS
VMO (max operating speed) | 263 KIAS

PERFORMANCE

MMO (max operating Mach) | M 0.58

Takeoff field length | 3,300 ft

VSO (stall, in landing configuration) |

Rate of climb, sea level | 2,731 fpm

82 KIAS

Max cruise speed, FL240 | 312 KTAS/
773 pph (115 gph)
Max range | 1,806 nm

FOR MORE INFORMATION see
beechcraft.txtav.com/en/king-air-350i
http://beechcraft.txtav.com/en/king-air-350i
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