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Beechcraft Duke (Model 60)
Beechcraft · Pressurized Business Twin · USA · Early Jet (1946–1969)
The Beechcraft 60 Duke is an American-built twin-engine, piston-driven fixed-wing aircraft designed and produced by Beechcraft. The aircraft has retractable tricycle landing gear and a pressurized cabin. The engines are turbocharged, which also pressurize the cabin with bleed air.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- General Aviation
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Early Jet (1946–1969)
- Country
- USA
- Manufacturer
- Beechcraft
- Operator
- Business/private
- Primary Role
- Pressurized Business Twin
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1968
- Produced
- 596
- Unit Cost (2026$)
- ~$150-400K used
- Engine
- 2x Lycoming TIO-541-E1C4
- Thrust / Power
- 760 hp total
- Launch
- Ground
- Length (ft)
- 33.8
- Wingspan (ft)
- 39.4
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 4293
- MTOW (lb)
- 6775
- Endurance (hr)
- 6
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 30000
- Range (mi)
- 1127
- Max Speed (mph)
- 230