C90B vs F90

[Bandit60]

Most E-90's use the -28 engines (the same as on the A100). Bandit, how could you have flown the 100 and still think the F90 was the worst of them?

The -28s produce 680 max and 620 cruise hp, and of all the hot sections we have had done (C90A, A100, and 200) the -28's are always the cheapest, and in the best shape.

Read what I said.. I said that next to the A100 the F90 was the was the worst. Meaning that the A100 tops my list of the worst kingair that I have flown.

 

[Bandit60]

Forget all the 90's. Look at 200's you can probably get them in the same price range, albeit a slightly earlier one. Bigger is better.

AMEN!!!!!!

 

[jergar999]

Sorry,

I read it a little too fast the first time.

 

[Bandit60]

No worries I do the same thing alot.

 

[asolo]

One other option to getting an F-90 is a C90/A/B and get the TRAD Conversion (Turbine Research And Development). Most people haven't heard of it, but it is similar to the BlackHawk conversion but instead of the -135's they are -35's. We have a C90A with it and it will true at 260 KTAS. The difference b/t the two conversions is -135 are 750 SHP and the -35's are derated to 550 SHP. But the cool thing is the max ITT is 805. That makes for easy summer taxi and T/O and you will never really reach that temp unless it's hot up high and you have the ice vanes open. At FL190-FL200 you will run out of N1 before you reach the max ITT. Fuel burn is 300-350 lbs/side for the t/o and climb and stays in that range until 15000 or so, b/c you keep boosting the power to keep the torque. You can get burn down to 250 lbs/side at about FL200 and, or course, even lower up high.
But, after having said all that, you might end up in the same situation like the Blackhawk conversion and not be able to get your money out of it. Good luck!

ASOLO

 

[TimsKeeper]

Rocketship?

Never thought I'd hear someone call a King Air a rocketship!

 

[atlcrashpad]

Rocketship

I went from a BE58P to the BE90F, so I felt like it was a "Rocketship".

 

[TimsKeeper]

Yeah, except for takeoff landing and all altitudes below 18000 (if the pressurization would hold) feet the 58P was a GREAT airplane!

 

[mike1mc]

Forget all the 90's. Look at 200's you can probably get them in the same price range, albeit a slightly earlier one. Bigger is better.

Would love to get a 200, but I think its a bit more plane than the client needs. he was originally looking at a Baron, but a King Air is much more practical for him.