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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.

Air International 2022-03 / J.Winchester - Hail to the King

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

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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.

Air International 2022-03 / J.Winchester - Hail to the King

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

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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)

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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.

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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.

Air International 2013-12 / News

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.

Air International 2014-10 / News

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.

Air International 2011-07 / T.Withington - World's best tanker /Military/

Beechcraft designed the King Air 350ER specifically with military missions in mind. This company demonstrator aircraft carries a representative ventral payload, although the majority of ISR King Airs carry a modified luggage pannier.

Air International 2011-07 / T.Withington - World's best tanker /Military/

The size and performance of the King Air 350 make it ideal for many ISR missions.

Air International 2013-06 / J.Dorschner - Setting the Standard /Military/

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

Air International 2011-11 / News

The Spydr demonstrator N352BC transited Glasgow Airport in Scotland on October 6/7, 2011 after its appearance at the Waterkloof airshow

Air International 2013-06 / J.Dorschner - Setting the Standard /Military/

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.

Air International 2013-06 / J.Dorschner - Setting the Standard /Military/

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

Air International 2021-02 / News: Commercial, Military

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

Air International 2021-04 / News: Commercial, Military

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

Air International 2014-04 / News

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.

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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.

Air International 2013-06 / J.Dorschner - Setting the Standard /Military/

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

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Air International 2023-01 / T.Withington - An Archangel for Gabriel

1018 / F-RACG is one of two Beechcraft B350ER Vador ALSR aircraft of the EEA 1/54 Dunkirk used during the fi rst operational deployment of the aircraft type to Romania in April 2022

Air International 2021-01 / News: Commercial, Military

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.

Air International 2022-03 / J.Winchester - Hail to the King

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.

Air International 2023-01 / T.Withington - An Archangel for Gabriel

The second B350ER ALSR aircraft of EEA 1/54 Dunkirk (1030 / F-RACH) is currently on deployment at Bucharest

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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.

Авиация и Космонавтика 2021-09 / С.Дроздов - Авиация силовых ведомств Казахстана (2)

Beechcraft 350 ПС КНБ

Авиация и Космонавтика 2015-07 / В.Ильин - Аравийские стражи

«Кинг Эйр» 350

Air International 2008-09 / News: Headline, Military, Civil

King Air 350ER YI-151 is the first of five examples equipped for ISR to enter service with the Iraqi Air Force.

Air International 2013-11 / J.Dorschner - Gulf Surveillance /Military/

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.

Air International 2008-03 / News: Headline, Military, Civil, Accidents

Seen here in a hangar at New Al Muthana Air Base, Baghdad, shortly after arriving on December 28, 2007 is the first Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350 to be delivered to the Iraqi Air Force.

Air International 2011-07 / T.Withington - World's best tanker /Military/

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.
No.87 Squadron of the Iraqi Air Force based at Al Muthana AB, Baghdad operates at least five Beech 350ERs acquired under the Peace Dragon programme. The aircraft are equipped with the AN/APY-8 Lynx Block 30E synthetic aperture radar/moving target indicator and an MX-15i EO sensor.

Air International 2022-03 / J.Winchester - Hail to the King

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

Air International 2014-09 / News

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

Air International 1994-10 / Talkback

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.

Air International 2014-01 / News

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.

Air International 2019-01 / Airscene

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.

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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.

Air International 2012-04 / News

Beechcraft King Air 350C VH-NAJ at the Hawker Pacific facility at Cairns Airport, Queensland.

Air International 2012-09 / News

The King Air was selected as an interim replacement - bridging the gap between the retirement of the Caribou in 2009 and the introduction of the BFA later in the decade.

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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.

Air International 2019-08 / News by countries

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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.

Air International 2022-03 / J.Winchester - Hail to the King

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

Air International 2016-03 / I.Harding - Teach & Strike /Military/

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

Air International 2011-03 / I.Harding - Cornish Jetstream /Military/

Royal Navy King Air 350ER Avenger ZZ500 will enter service with No.750 NAS at RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall in March 2011.

Air International 2016-03 / I.Harding - Teach & Strike /Military/

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

Air International 2023-12 / J.Lake - Lessons to be learnt

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.
Four Avengers are operated by 750 Naval Air Squadron at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall, under a contract with industry partner Ascent Flight Training. The Avenger is used to train observers for the Navy’s maritime helicopter force, instructing them in the management of systems and sensor equipment

Air International 2011-07 / News

Avenger ZZ501 (c/n FL-618, ex G-MFTB) at Bournemouth International Airport on June 9, 2011, when it was handed over to Ascent by Cobham. The aircraft was cancelled from the UK civil aircraft register on March 22.

Air International 2016-03 / I.Harding - Teach & Strike /Military/

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.

Air International 2023-12 / J.Lake - Lessons to be learnt

The main aircraft types used to deliver training under the MFTS construct. The Grob 115 is not shown

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Air International 2016-03 / I.Harding - Teach & Strike /Military/

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.

Air International 2013-06 / J.Dorschner - Setting the Standard /Military/

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.

Air International 2017-09 / N.Pittaway - Full spectrum ISR: Raytheon Special Missions Aircraft /Military/

Air International 2011-07 / T.Withington - World's best tanker /Military/

One of four Shadow R1's (King Air 350CERs) in service with the Royal Air Force is seen at Kandahar airfield in Afghanistan.

Air International 2012-10 / News

A ceremony was held at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, on September 6, 2012 to mark the 10,000th operational flight hour of the Beechcraft Shadow R1 in RAF service. The commanding officer of No. 14 Squadron, Wing Commander Rich Moir, speaking at the event, said: "Since it was first introduced into service [from May 2009] it has had an outstanding serviceability rate and delivered consistently in the skies over Afghanistan." The unit is equipped with five Shadow R1s which undertake intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in support of Operation Herrick.

Air International 2022-12 / R.Scott - Protect and survive

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
Team Pellonia is already under contract to deliver a new DAS suite for the RAF’s shadow surveillance aircraft

Air International 2013-06 / J.Dorschner - Setting the Standard /Military/

Initially assigned to No.5(AC) Squadron, the RAF's Shadow R1s currently serve with No.14 Squadron.

Air International 2013-06 / J.Dorschner - Setting the Standard /Military/

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.

Air International 2018-08 / ??? - UK Air Power /Military/ (1)

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.

Air International 2011-12 / News

Shadow R1 ZZ418 is one of four transferred to No.14 Squadron upon its reformation on October 14, 2011. The aircraft did not carry any unit markings when they served with Shadow Flight of No.5(AC) Squadron.

Air International 2013-06 / J.Dorschner - Setting the Standard /Military/

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

Air International 2009-01 / News: Headline, Military, Civil, Accidents

G-JENC aircraft was noted at RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire, on December 3, 2008, in company with Merlin HM.1 ZH849 and Lynx AH.7 XZ217. Located under the fuselage is a turreted sensor, which is visible to the left of the starboard main wheel, and the blanked-off cabin windows.

Air International 2009-01 / News: Headline, Military, Civil, Accidents

G-JENC flying from Hawarden on November 16, 2008, before being painted at Norwich. Of note is the pannier-like structure under the fuselage and the laser warning sensors mounted on the nose and rear fuselage.

Air International 2013-11 / J.Dorschner - Gulf Surveillance /Military/

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

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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.

Air International 2014-11 / D.Isby - The Future of Liberty /Military/

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.

Air International 2012-11 / D.Isby - Liberty and Its Relatives /Military/

Air International 2011-07 / T.Withington - World's best tanker /Military/

US Air Force MC-12W 09-0686 is seen landing at Lajes AB in the Azores on a refuelling stopover en-route to Afghanistan.

Air International 2013-06 / J.Dorschner - Setting the Standard /Military/

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.

Air International 2012-11 / D.Isby - Liberty and Its Relatives /Military/

MC-12W Liberty 09-0640/'BB' takes off from Nellis AFB, Nevada during a Red Flag exercise in March 2012. The aircraft is assigned to the 427th Reconnaissance Squadron based at Beale AFB, California.

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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.

Air International 2013-06 / J.Dorschner - Setting the Standard /Military/

On May 1, 2010, the 361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron was activated at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, operating the MC-12W Liberty special-mission aircraft.

Air International 2011-07 / D.Willis - Shadows, Spooks and Scorpions /Military/

Air International 2014-11 / D.Isby - The Future of Liberty /Military/

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

Air International 2014-11 / D.Isby - The Future of Liberty /Military/

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

Air International 2012-11 / D.Isby - Liberty and Its Relatives /Military/

An MC-12 Liberty prepares for departure at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, in March 2010 while assigned to the 362nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron.

Air International 2014-11 / D.Isby - The Future of Liberty /Military/

Air International 2012-11 / D.Isby - Liberty and Its Relatives /Military/

Air International 2014-10 / News

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.

Air International 2012-11 / D.Isby - Liberty and Its Relatives /Military/

MC-12W Liberty 09-0665 sits on the apron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

Air International 2015-09 / News

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.

Air International 2012-11 / D.Isby - Liberty and Its Relatives /Military/

The 186th Air Refueling Wing based at Key Field, Meridian, Mississippi, is the MC-12W training unit.

Air International 2015-05 / News

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.

Air International 2013-07 / News

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

Air International 2016-06 / D.Isby - Building & Changing /Military/

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.

Air International 2015-01 / News

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.

Air International 2018-04 / Airscene

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.

Air International 2018-08 / Airscene

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.

Air International 2014-11 / D.Isby - The Future of Liberty /Military/

Air International 2020-11 / P.Eden - Long live the King!

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

Air International 2023-04 / M.Broadbent - Care in the air

A workhorse in the air ambulance/medevac role, the Beechcraft King Air

Air International 2022-04 / D.Willis - State of the business

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

Air International 2020-12 / Focus: UAV, Rotary, Business, Technology, GA

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