2000 STARSHIP
The Beechcraft Starship
is a futuristic-looking turboprop-powered
six-to-eight-passenger seat business aircraft with a canard front
wing and pusher propellers, developed in the early 1980's as a
replacement for the King Air.
Apart from its unusual
configuration the aircraft was also notable
for its use of a glass cockpit and a fully composite airframe. These
were some of the reasons however why the development of the
aircraft was protracted and very costly.
In spite of its apparent
advances the aircraft was a commercial
failure, and only small numbers were sold, primarily due to its
high price, unspectacular performance compared to some
competitors, and generally unfavourable economic conditions.
Only 53 aircraft were
built, and many of those were unsold or
leased. In 2003 Beechcraft decided the program did not justify
the ongoing costs of support, and withdrew all leased aircraft and
attempted to buy back all other examples. Most were scrapped
with a few going to museums.
This CD contains the
flight manual for the Beechcraft Model 2000
Starship, comprising the Flight Manual and the separate Operating
Manual, plus three manufacturers colour brochures. The flight
manuals have beens scanned from the original flight manuals and
retain any colour pages.
