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Beechcraft C-12 Huron

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C-12F Huron.

The C-12F Huron provides logistics support between Navy air stations. Powered by two PT-6A-42 turboprop engines, the C-12F can deliver a total payload of up to 4,215 pounds. The cabin can readily accommodate cargo, passengers or both. It is also equipped to accept litter patients in medical evacuation missions.


General Characteristics

  • Primary Function: Passenger and cargo airlift
  • Contractor: Raytheon Aircraft Company (Formally Beech Aircraft)
  • Unit Cost: $2 million
  • Propulsion: Two Pratt & Whitney PT-6A-42 turboprop engines; 850 shaft horsepower each
  • Length: 43 feet 10 (13.3 meters)
  • Height : 15 feet (4.57 meters)
  • Weight: Max. gross, take-off: 15,000 lbs (6,750 kg)
  • Cruising Speed: Max.: 294 knots (334 miles, 544 km. per hour)
  • Ceiling: 35,000 feet (10,668 meters)
  • Range: 1,974 nautical miles (3,658 km)
  • Crew: Two
  • Armament: None
  • Date deployed: 1994