s on it and has the potential of supplying many more years of trouble free service with proper maintainace. The performance charteristiccs of this aircraft is as follows:Beech King Air B200 CharacteristicsPERFORMANCEU.S.METRICMax Cruise Speed (336 mph)292 kt541 kphCertified Ceiling35,000 ft10,668 mMax Range1,883 nm3,487 kmENGINES: Pratt & WhitneyPT6A-42850 shpWEIGHTSBasic operating weight(Std. BEW plus one pilot at 200 lb)8,420 lb3,819 kgUseful load4,170 lb1,891 kgDIMENSIONS (External)Wingspan54 ft 6 in16.61 mMax airplane length43 ft 10 in13.36 mMax tail height14 ft 10 in4.52 mDIMENSIONS (Internal) CABINLength16 ft 8 in5.08 mHeight4 ft 9 in1.45 mWidth4 ft 6 in1.37 m http://www.raytheon.com/rac/kab200/specifications.htm (2000, September 13) The performance statistics that are tracked by the aviation department secretary is reliability rating, cost per hour, usage (broken down into days), maintenance time needed, airports flown to, and types of flights flown. Some of these tracked items are displayed below:Beech King Air B200 Totals as of September 13, 2000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecReliability (Percent)999799999999999798999595Hours Flown752152152002014004005001001009575Maintance Hours100756078655050501003335100 The maintance upkeep of this aircraft has a couple of different facites. Every 200 hours the aircraft is returned to it’s manufacture’s maintance facility for various types of inspections. The normal everyday wear and tear maintance like light bulbs changes, tire changes, and normally everything else that is required to operate the aircraft is handled by contract maintenance. The company currently contracts the aircraft maintenance to Elliott Aviations Incorporated in Omaha, NE. The aviation department has been highly satisfied with the current contract and the personnel that have been completing the maintance on the aircraft. This company guarantees the most highly qualified FAA approved me...
