My Dream Aircraft

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When I was a kid my dad took me to The EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh, WI. I was always fascinated seeing the variety of aircraft scattered all about the show. One aircraft stuck out to me the most. Ever since then, I've been harassing my dad to get one of these! Can you guess what it is? Most kids would be infatuated with the fighter jet or some high-performance aerobatic aircraft, but not me! I really really want a Beechcraft King Air 350 Turboprop! I know it's kind of dorky, but for some reason it is always been my favorite. If you are not familiar with this aircraft let me give you a review of what the new 350I can do! These stats are a simplified version of what can be found on this link: 

http://www.beechcraft.com/beechcraft/king_air_350i/


 Maximum Cruise Speed- 313 kt   

·         Range: Max Payload- 947 nm      

·         Range: Full Fuel/Available Payload- 1,606 nm       

·         Max Operating Altitude -35,000 ft

·         Take-off Field Length (MTOW)-3,300 ft 

·         Landing Field Length (MLW)- 2,692 ft       

Why is this so special to me? Learjet's can fly higher and have a somewhat of better range. The King Air, in my opinion has any aircraft of its caliber beat hands down! This aircraft has been manufactured since the 1960s and has proven itself and reliability and its capability to take off and land at small airstrips that could consist of either grass or asphalt. I absolutely love flying into small airports around the Midwest. We used to fly out of Grayslake, Illinois and stop that a small airstrip in Janesville for lunch every Saturday. I just love the idea of having the ability to do just that. Not only can you fly an extreme distance with speed and reliability, but you can also land at small airfields practically anywhere in the world! I just hope but that I can afford one someday! I better start putting everything into the bank because it costs a whopping $ 6.12 million APROX. Hopefully someday I can reach my dream of owning this exquisite aircraft!

 Check out this YouTube review of this aircraft: