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The Beechcraft Starship was conceived as a light corporate transport aircraft, a successor to the King Air. Development began in 1979 and an 85 per cent scale proof of concept demonstrator first flew in August 1983. The prototype Starship 2000 proper made its first flight on 26 February, 1986, provisionally powered by PT6A65 turboprops. Initial FAA certification was awarded on 14 June, 1988 while the first production Starship 2000 was flown on 25 April, 1989.
The eight passenger Starship is a twin turboprop pusher with a canard design and composite construction. It has rear mounted laminar flow wings and tipsails, rudders mounted on the winglets, instead of a vertical tail.
Two 1,200 shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A67As drive five blade constant speed McCauley propellers. They are mounted in a pusher configuration at the rear to reduce cabin noise.
The Starship 2000A was certificated in April 1992. It has seating for six passengers, a slightly higher MTOW and increased range. The final configuration had tuning fork-type noise dampers and improved insulation, as well as redesigned exhaust stacks for more efficient engine airflow. Stall strips on the front wing were removed allowing the 2000A to take off from shorter runways.
Beech cancelled Starship production in early 1995.
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