Beechcraft B1900D: Difference between revisions

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The '''Beechcraft 1900''' series aircraft is the most popular 19-passenger airliner in history. It is a pressurized, twin-engine [[Powerplant#Turboprop | turboprop]] manufactured by the Beechcraft Division of the Raytheon Company (now Hawker Beechcraft). Designed primarily as an all weather regional airliner capable of landing on relatively short runways it has also been used by the United States military and other governments.

Beech announced the improved '''1900D''', simulated here, at the US Regional Airlines Association meeting in 1989. The main difference in the 1900D was the substantially deeper fuselage allowing stand up headroom in the cabin. It also had larger passenger and cargo doors and windows, twin ventral strakes and auxiliary horizontal fixed tails. To carry the extra weight Beech upgraded to two PT6A-67D engines, each rated at 1,279 shaft horsepower. Although rarely used a fully fuelled Beechcraft 1900 has a range of 860 miles.

In the menu bar at the top of the screen you may select B1900D and then Autostart. You may also choose to start-up manually. In the help menu you will find a start up tutorial this is a quick summary.

Switch on the battery and then the left and right generators located on the lower left pilots panel. This should bring up the electrical systems and you should have instrumentation lights  

Switch on the avionics located just below the battery and generator switches.

Now look at the throttle panel in between the pilot and co-pilot.  The two far right levers are labeled Condition. Move them fully forward by clicking at the top of the lever slots or by pressing “m”. You should now hear the engines starting up.

Now move the levers labeled Propeller forward by clicking at the top of the lever slots or by pressing “n”.

Now move the levers labeled Throttle to the idle position by clicking at the top of the lever slots or by pressing “9” or “PAGEUP”.   

Switch on Master Panel and any lights needed on the left side of the overhead console.

Reset the Master Caution Warning in the middle top of the pilot panel that is probably flashing red now that all systems are powered up.

The aircraft is now ready for take off.

Decision at 105 KIAS

 

Rotation at 110 KIAS  

 

Pitch 10-15 degrees

 

Trim before engaging autopilot

Airspeed 160 KIAS

 

Climb Rate 1500 fpm

220 –240 KIAS

180 KIAS

 

Descent Rate –1500 fpm

Establish 150 KIAS

 

Set flaps to approach

 

Establish 130 KIAS

 

Landing gear down – set flaps full down

 

Final glide slope 110 KIAS

100 KIAS

 

Main wheels down first

 

Lower nose gear

 

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