abstract:The Beechcraft King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation (now Beechcraft Division of Hawker Beechcraft). The King Air line comprises a number of models that have been divided into two families; the Model 90 and 100 series are known as King Airs, while the Model 200 and 300 series were originally marketed as Super King Airs, with "Super" being dropped by Beechcraft in 1996 (although it is still often used to differentiate the 200 and 300 series King Airs from their smaller stablemates).
The BeechcraftKingAir first took to the skies in 1964, and for the past five decades it has continued to dominate the market, outselling all of its turboprop competitors combined.
Beechcraft introduced the first Super KingAir 200 series in 1974, and while new competitors, including a wide range of light jets, have tried to upstage this venerable turbo-prop, its popularity has not diminished.