King Air C90GTi, Pilot Training Manual

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KING AIR C90GTi/C90GTx PILOT TRAINING MANUAL
FOR TRAINING PURPOSES ONLY
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AIRCRAFT
GENERAL
BEECHCRAFT KING AIR
C90GTi AND C90GTx
DESCRIPTION
T h e B e e c h c r a f t K i n g A i r C 9 0 G T i a n d
C 9 0 G T x , a r e h i g h - p e r f o r m a n c e , c o nve n -
t i o n a l t a i l , p r e s s u r i z e d, t w i n - e n g i n e t u r -
boprop air planes (Figures 1-1 through 1-5).
They are designed and equipped for flight
in IFR conditions, day or night, into high-
density air traff ic zones, and into known
or forecast icing conditions. They are also
c a p a bl e o f o p e r a t i n g i n a n d o u t o f s m a l l
u n i m p r ove d a i r p o r t s w i t h i n t h e
P O H o p -
erating limits.
T h e K i n g A i r d e s i g n i s a bl e n d o f a h i g h ly
e f f i c i e n t a i r f r a m e w i t h p r ov e n c u r r e n t
t e c h n o l og y c o m p o n e n t s , p r ov i d i n g a r e l i -
a bl e , e c o n o m i c a l , ve r s a t i l e , a n d c o s t - p r o -
d u c t ive a i r p l a n e .
The str ucture is all-metal, low-wing mono-
plane. It has fully cantilevered wings and a
conventional-tail empennage. The wings are
an eff icient, high-aspect ratio design, with
composite winglets for added eff iciency on
the C90GTx. The airfoil section provides
an excellent combination of low drag for
cruise conditions, and easy handling for the
low-speed ter minal conditions or small air-
por t operations.
A faired, oval, minimum frontal area nacelle
is installed on each side of the wing center
section to house both the engine and land-
ing gear. The “pitot” type intakes (Figure 1-
4) boost perfor mance by reducing drag, and
the exhaust stacks are shaped for smaller
frontal area to reduce drag. The nacelles are
d e s i g n e d a n d l o c a t e d t o m a x i m i z e p r o -
p e l l e r / g r o u n d c l e a r a n c e , m i n i m i z e c h a i n
noise, and provide a low-drag installation
of the power plants on the wing.
KING AIR C90GTi/C90GTx PILOT TRAINING MANUAL
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FOR TRAINING PURPOSES ONLY
Figure 1-1. Beechcraft King Air C90GTi