| Manufacturer |
Raytheon |
Fairchild |
| Description |
The Beechcraft Premier I is a light business jet aircraft designed and manufactured by the Beechcraft division of Hawker Beechcraft. |
The Swearingen Merlin or the Fairchild Aerospace Merlin is a pressurized, twin turboprop business aircraft first produced by Swearingen Aircraft, and later by Fairchild at a plant in San Antonio, Texas. |
| First Flight |
1998-12-22 |
1965-04-13 |
| Production End |
2012-01-01 |
1998-01-01 |
| Designer |
Raytheon |
Ed Swearingen |
| Type |
Business Jet |
business aircraft |
| Length (m) |
14.02 |
12.8016 |
| Height (m) |
4.67 |
4.8768 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
2 |
| Max Seating |
|
9 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
841 |
|
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
555.5995 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
170.3839 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
12500 |
8229.6 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
13.462 |
| Capacity Description |
6 / 7 |
up to 9 passengers |
| Number Built |
292 |
|
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Williams FJ44-2A Turbofan, 10.23 kN thrust each |
2 × Garrett AiResearch TPE-331-10U-503G turboprops, 671 kW (900 hp) each |
| Status |
Active |
Out of production, in service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Premier_I |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swearingen_Merlin |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
13.56 |
14.0208 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
22.9 |
25.7806 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
|
7.71 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Williams FJ44 |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |