SPECS
Interior
Cabin Height: 5 ft 11 In
Cabin Width: 4 ft 6 In
Cabin Length: 25 ft 2 In
Cabin Volume: 800-900 cu ft
Cargo Door Height: 4 ft 4 In
Cargo Door Width: 4 ft 1 In
Occupancy
Crew: 1
Performance
Rate of Climb: 2625 fpm
Max Speed: 280 kts
Normal Cruise: 260 kts
Economy Cruise: 230 kts
Operating Weights
Max T/O Weight: 17120 Lbs
Operating Weight: 10790 Lbs
Empty Weight: 9791 Lbs
Fuel Capacity: 4458 Lbs
Total Payload: 7439 Lbs
Power Plant
Engines: 2
Engine Mfg: Pratt & Whitney Canada
Engine Model: PT6A-67D
Range
Normal Range: 1279 nm
Max Range: 1356 nm
900 cu ft
630 lbs
1200 lbs
ea.
BEECHCRAFT 1900D CONVERSION
GALLERY
KEY CONVERSION FEATURES
- CARGO NETTING, BRACKETS, AND CLIPS
- FRONTAL NETTING Z TRACK
- EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR REMOVAL​​​​
- NEW PILOT EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR
- CARGO CONVEYOR ROLLER
- STRUCTURAL MODIFICATION
- AIR DUCT MODIFICATION
- O2 MODIFICATION
- LIGHTING/CB PANEL/AUDIO PANEL MODS​​
- FLOOR PANEL INSTALLATION
- PLACARDS
Correctly sizing small feeder aircraft is a process based on lane requirements (amount of outbound/inbound cargo volume) average package density (lbs/cu ft), aircraft pricing and reliability. Alpine determined that average stage lengths are less than 500 miles and typical package density is between 5.5 – 6.0 lbs/cu ft. Inefficient aircraft planning can result in aircraft that fill their cubic capacity before they fill their weight capacity. Flight planners can exchange shorter range for increased useful load, but most efficient flights occur when cubic capacity is achieved at the same time that max carry weight occurs. We have determined that equilibrium occurs using the Beech 99, the Alpine Super Freighter 1900D and the EMB120. Volume requirements less than 450 cu ft is most efficiently carried in a 99. The 1900D can carry up to 900 cu ft and an EBM120 can carry up to 1185 cu ft. The most cost-efficient aircraft up to 700-900 cu ft is, without question, the 1900D.