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Beechcraft BE76 Duchess

30.3k ChiChiWerx  8.4 years ago
113 downloads

A light twin designed for training, Beechcraft built 437 in the late 1970s and early 80s. Easy to fly and economical, many are still in service, mostly at training schools. INSTRUCTIONS: This plane likes trim, so use full nose up (VTOL slider all the way down) at takeoff.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 38.3ft (11.7m)
  • Length 32.6ft (9.9m)
  • Height 13.8ft (4.2m)
  • Empty Weight 4,744lbs (2,152kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,103lbs (2,315kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.097
  • Wing Loading 23.4lbs/ft2 (114.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 218.2ft2 (20.3m2)
  • Drag Points 2970

Parts

  • Number of Parts 58
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 289
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    12.8k Stampede

    @ChiChiWerx Welcome, and it is just 'plane amazing'

    8.4 years ago
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    30.3k ChiChiWerx

    @Stampede thanks, it's amazing how some of the most ordinary of subjects get a lot of attention! This one is actually a lot of fun to fly, slow and easy.

    8.4 years ago
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    12.8k Stampede

    Plain amazing!

    8.4 years ago
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    36.1k REW

    nice

    8.4 years ago
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    No problem, @ChiChiWerx

    8.4 years ago
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    30.3k ChiChiWerx

    @EternalDarkness thank you, thank you very much! ;)

    8.4 years ago
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    Hey, this one is shmexy =]

    8.4 years ago