Одно из важных достоинств King Air - универсальность и способность решать различные специальные задачи. Невоенные правительственные организации используют King Air для решения таких задач, как медико-эвакуационные ("Royal Flying Doctor Service"), калибровка навигационной аппаратуры, инспекционные задачи, картографирование и авиационное наблюдение. Данная специальная модификация создана на базе King Air 350ER, в подфюзеляжном обтекателе установлена антенна поисковой РЛС.

Now operated by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, N1459 was used by Beechcraft to demonstrate systems on the B350ER airframe in the early 2010s

Около двух дюжин King Air 200MPA используются по всему миру, от Аргентины до Малайзии, в качестве специализированных морских патрульных самолетов. "Hawker Beechcraft" решила закрепить успех, предложив более совершенный вариант на базе 350 - один такой самолет используется Багамами. На снимке самолет-демонстратор 350ER компании.

B350i N256NM was used by the manufacturer as a Special Mission demonstrator before delivery to the French customs agency in 2015 where it flies as F-ZBGQ along with seven other King Airs

Помимо увеличения фюзеляжа на 0,86 м и увеличения размаха крыла на 0,61 м, Model 350 можно отличить от Model 300 по двум дополнительным окнам кабины с каждой ее стороны.
Beech King Air 350 eight/11-passenger turboprop business aircraft (1998)

King Air 350i - отлично оборудованный самолет с высокими летными данными и крайне низкими эксплуатационными расходами. После серии перепродаж и ребрендинга марка "Beechcraft" перешла к "Raytheon", которая ныне выпускает самолеты семейства King Air.

Корпоративные самолеты могут быть использованы для различных задач, но перевозка бизнесменов на различные встречи - наиболее приоритетная. На фотографии - King Air 350. К началу 2013 года флот самолетов King Air налетал более 45 млн часов и находился в эксплуатации в 127 странах.

Beechcraft Corporation delivered the first King Air 350i to Wheels Up during a ceremony October 21, 2013, the day before the opening of the National Business Aviation Association Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. The membership-based private ownership operator has ordered up to 105 King Air 350is valued at $1.4 billion, including support services. The aircraft (N800UP) is the first of 35 scheduled for delivery by mid-2015, including a further eight that will be handed over by year's end.

Beechcraft King Air 350 N414RA (c/n FL-502, ex C-GBCE) was noted at Boeing Field/King County International Airport, Washington, on September 6, 2014. It had a standard four-blade propeller on the port engine, but a five-blade unit on the starboard, with taped over wiring from the cockpit to the nacelle. The modification's purpose has not been revealed. The aircraft was registered to FL 502 of Dover, Delaware, in early August, having previously been operated by Northern Thunderbird Air.

L-3 is offering the Spyder, based on the Beech 350 airframe.

Although no orders have been announced for the Spyder, L3 has promoted the system in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The system was designed to be platform independent and can be tailored to the requirements of the customer.

The Spyder demonstrator later had a longer nose fitted to house additional sensors

ISR-configured Beechcraft King Air 350i N503DE, callsign 'Crook 23,' at Belfast International Airport, Northern Ireland, on December 21, 2020 making a fuel stop while heading downrange from the US for a deployment to Erbil, Iraq. The civilian-style colour scheme is routinely used to hide the true purpose of this type of aircraft, but the numerous additional aerials and sensor housings are a clear indication of its military role

Beechcraft King Air 350i N27557 taxiing at Baledogle military airfield, Somalia, on January 4, 2021

Noted at Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso on February 19, 2014 was Beech King Air 350 N840CA (c/n FL-104) of Commuter Air Technology (CAT), in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. CAT provides aircraft for US Special Operations Command and the King Air is understood to have operated in Africa on its behalf since December 2013. Built in 1993, it features several obvious modifications, including a large number of aerials on the top and lower rear fuselage, and a pannier, which is frequently used to house electro-optical sensors in King Air surveillance variants. All but one of the cabin windows appears to be blanked out.

Перспективные самолеты специального назначения (РЭБ) вполне могут быть созданы на базе оснащенного винглетами King Air 350. На фотографии - один из возможных вариантов, RC-350, предлагаемый компанией "Raytheon" на роль самолета радио- и радиотехнической разведки.

Several companies have offered special mission variants of the Beech 350, all of which take advantage of under fuselage panniers to accommodate mission sensors.

The second French Air Force King Air 450ER VADOR special mission aircraft, 1030/F-RACH was delivered on December 2, 2020 to Escadron Electronique Aeroporte 01.54 Dunkerque at Base Aerienne 105 Evreux/Fauville. The first had been delivered on August 5.

The Armee de l'Air has introduced the VADOR ISR platform for use in Africa. Its first deployment was to Djibouti in April 2021 for hot-weather trials.

Большую часть возложенных на воздушную инспекцию функций в Германии выполняет Служба воздушной калибровки, использующая самолет King Air 350. Та же компания обслуживает навигационные и контрольные службы в Австрии и Швейцарии.

Beechcraft 350 ПС КНБ

«Кинг Эйр» 350

The Beechcraft 350 King Air is the basis of several ISR variants in service in the region. This aircraft serves wit the Iraqi Air Force.

Последним оператором King Air стали ВВС Ирака, получившие пять 350ER и один King Air 350 в 2007-2008 годах. Часть из них оснащена специальным оборудованием для слежения за границей и обнаружения активности повстанцев. Другие используются в качестве учебных и легких транспортных машин. Этот самолет сфотографирован на авиабазе Эль Мутхана в мае 2009 года.

The Royal Canadian Air Force leases B350s for multi-engined training, but is purchasing three 350ER modified by L3Harris with features of their Spydr ISR system for delivery in 2022

Beechcraft King Air 350ER AMP-190 is the first of four for the Mexican Navy.

Believed to be the sole Beech King Air 350 on the strength of the Paraguayan Air Force, FAP-01 was photographed at Opa-Locka airport, Florida on July 10, 1994.

The second Beechcraft 350ER Super King Air purchased by the Argentine Prefectura Naval Argentina (Argentine Coast Guard) was delivered after being equipped as a maritime patrol aircraft by Aerodata at Braunschweig in Germany. The aircraft (D-CPNA c/n FL-795, ex N8113Z) visited Natal Airport in Brazil on November 18, 2013 during its ferry flight from Europe to Argentina. It will become PA-26 upon entering service and operate alongside a CASA C212-300PM. The first Beech 350ER (PA-25, c/n FL-792, ex N8042R) was delivered in July 2012, configured for the utility transport role.

Jamaica Defence Force King Air 350 T-11 was handed over on November 14, 2018, in a ceremony attended by Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holmes and Chief of Defence Staff Major General Rocky Meade.

В начале 2000-х годов Таиланд получил два Super King Air (на фото), модифицированных специалистами компании WMI и оснащенных современной исследовательской аппаратурой и оборудованием для засева облаков.

Семнадцать King Air 200 и 350 несут службу в 32-й и 38-й эскадрильях ВВС Австралии. 32-я использует свои самолеты для подготовки штурманов и материально-технического снабжения. Базирующаяся в Таунсвилле на севере Квинсленда 38-я эскадрилья получила свой восьмой и последний King Air 350 в 2010 году. Самолеты используются в качестве транспортных и патрульных.

В январе 1999 года Сухопутные силы самообороны Японии получили первый King Air 350 (местное обозначение LR-2) для замены Mitsubishi LR-1 в качестве связного и разведывательного самолета.

A new B350i (LR-2) was delivered to the Japan Ground Self Defense Force at Kisarazu in 2021. With a belly-mounted FLIR system, it supplements older JGSDF LR-2s equipped with a camera pod

Four Avengers are assigned to 750 NAS at RNAS Culdrose, with ZZ503 pictured here.

The squadron's flight hours are contracted to 2,500 hours per year at present, although that may increase to 3,100.

Based at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, Cornwall, 750 Naval Air Squadron operates four Avenger T1s for training navigators and observers destined for service in the Fleet Air Arn and the Royal Air Force.

The Avenger T1 is a standard Beechcraft King Air 350ER (Extended Range) that provides an extra 1,000lb of fuel. Its main modifications are the multimode telephonic radar and internal Tactical Mission Trainer (Air) system.

A team of ten experienced Cobham Aviation engineers is responsible for maintaining the four Avengers. Maintenance includes a phase check every 200 hours and four phased inspections.

A large cabin, good performance, low airframe and operating costs and wide choice of sensors make the Beechcraft King Air family popular for special mission applications. This aircraft is one of five Shadow R1s serving with the RAF.

Like many of the special missions Beech 350 variants, little information has been released on the RAF's Shadow R1s. The long term future of the fleet is uncertain, as they were acquired to support operations in Afghanistan and funding cutbacks after the UK pulls out in 2014 may see them withdrawn.

The RAF's five Shadow R1s were acquired under an Urgent Operational Requirement and serve in Afghanistan.

Originally entering service in 2009 to augment operations in Afghanistan, the UK's Shadow fleet will be upgraded to the Mk2 variant in the latest award
The RAF’s Shadow fleet is being increased from six to eight and upgraded to R2 configuration with an improved defensive aids suite

Shadow R1 ZZ416 is one of five mission system aircraft operated by 14 Squadron at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire. The exact systems aboard Shadow is classified but is known to include an L-3 Wescam MX-15 electro-optical/infrared sensor and intelligence-gathering sensor systems almost certainly housed in the forward under fuselage canoe.

C-12D 81-23545 was one of the aircraft modified to the Horned Owl configuration.

MC-12 отправляется в свой первый боевой вылет с авиабазы Балад в Ираке 10 июня 2009 года. Самолет был приписан к отряду 362-й экспедиционной разведывательной эскадрильи, входившей в состав 332-го экспедиционного авиакрыла.

The Beech MC-12W Liberty was used by the US Air Force in Iraq and is currently operational in Afghanistan.

The largest fleet of special missions Beech 350s is operated by the US Air Force. Its MC-12Ws have been deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, providing persistant ISR to ground forces.

MC-12 выруливает на ВПП авиабазы Баграм в Афганистане 19 октября 2011 года. Это был 10 000-й боевой вылет на поддержку наземных операций. Международные силы высоко оценивают способность Liberty снабжать наземные войска видеоинформацией в реальном масштабе времени.

US Air Force MC-12W.

MC-12W Liberty 09-0642 at Beale Air Force Base, California on September 22, 2014 following a 6,500 nm trip back from Kandahar airfield in Afghanistan

MC-12Ws prepare for a training flight from Beale Air Force Base in California.

An airman inspects a 361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron MC-12W Liberty at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. In September the squadron concluded four years of operations in the theatre.

Arrival of the MC-12W Liberty marks the return of flying operations to Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City for the first time since 2007.

The US Air Force plans to start a three-year process of moving all except eight (to be transferred to the US Army) of its 41 MC-12W Liberties to Air Force Special Operations Command in the current FY2015.

US Army King Air 350ER, serial number 10268, seen at Tucson International Airport on March 24, 2015 could be one of the first Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) aircraft in service. Aircraft 10268 is configured with a seven-piece antenna farm under the mid-fuselage, two blade antennas under the outer wings, forward pointing exhaust fairings and it is festooned with sensors including those forming part of the AAR-47 missile warning system. It is believed to be assigned to the 305th Military Intelligence Battalion based at Libby Army Airfield, south of Tucson.

The first EMD Beech King Air 350ER EMARSS during its maiden flight on May 22, 2013.

The MC-12S EMARSS features a large dor­sal hump housing a satellite communication antenna. The type is currently on operational deployments in the US Central and African Command areas of responsibility.

A US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Beech 350 King Air on approach to its base at Naval Air Station North Island, California, on November 13, 2014. The type is the latest addition to the CBP inventory, with 30 on order from Sierra Nevada Corporation, which installs the sophisticated sensor suite. Fifty of the type are required to replace a range of older King Air variants.

Sierra Nevada Corporation supplied the US Customs and Border Patrol with 12 Multi-role Enforcement Aircraft based on a highly-missionized version of the King Air 350CER. Yet to be confirmed, but the Kuwaiti aircraft are likely to be similarly configured.

An unusual visitor to Newcastle airport on June 30, 2018 was this extensively modified Beech King Air 350, N60125 (c/n FL-645), which made a refuelling stop before continuing to Marseille. The aircraft had been used as a trials aircraft for Boeing’s Ramis, the Reconfigurable Airborne Multi-Intelligence System, but whether it is still in that configuration is not known. After leaving France, the aircraft flew south to points unknown.

Exemplified here by a Textron-operated 360ER demonstrator, the King Air offers real-world rough field capability

Federal Aviation Administration type certification of the Beech King Air 360 was awarded in October 2020, followed by that of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency in September 2021

The 360 and 360ER variants are the latest addition to the Super King Air family
Compared with the King Air 360, the 360ER has extended-range fuel tanks and strengthened landing gear, to accommodate its increased take-off weight. More than five decades since the original King Air 90 first flew, the 360ER is a thoroughly modern machine

King Air 350 VR-CRI was delivered to RN Aviation Ltd at Leavesden via Keflavik and Luton on 12/12/91.

Самолет MC-12W "Проект Либерти"

30 июня 2020г. Армия США получила модернизированный прототип самолета радиолокационного наблюдения и разведки на средних высотах EMARSS-V, созданный на базе турбовинтового самолета общего назначения Beechcraft King Air 350.

Bromma Air Maintenance in Sweden has modified a King Air 350i for the Estonian Border Guard. The two operator stations and two observers seats are visible here.

Beech King Air 350, with additional side view (top) of discontinued lightweight King Air 300LW (1992)