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Description
| Notes: C-12A with upgraded engines to increase range and performance. | ||
| Manufacturer: | Beechcraft | |
| Base model: | C-12 | |
| Designation: | C-12 | |
| Version: | C | |
| Nickname: | Huron | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Transport | |
Specifications
| Length: | 43' 10" | 13.3 m | |
| Height: | 14' 10" | 4.5 m | |
| Wingspan: | 54' 6" | 16.6 m | |
| Wingarea: | 303.0 sq ft | 28.1 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 7,315 lb | 3,317 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 12,500 lb | 5,668 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney (Canada) PT6A-41 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 850 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 1,710 miles | 2,753 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 320 mph | 515 km/h | 278 kt |
| Max Speed: | 333 mph | 536 km/h | 289 kt |
| Climb: | 2,450 ft/min | 746 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 31,000 ft | 9,448 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| United States Army Aviation Museum | Ozark | Alabama |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Mark Harmison , SC | I was one of the BASI mech's on 22250. Worked there at Langley from 1/79 to 4/81. Hard to beleive but I am still working on C-12's. 12/17/2014 @ 03:38 [ref: 68826] |
| John A Whitson Texarkana, TX | LTC Womack departed TRADOC shortly after I arrived in 1978. LTC Sam McKinney took command. I flew with Major Borella for a year or so before he left the detachment. CW3 Bickel was still there and his Sister-In-Law visited the detachment about 1980 (actress Loni Anderson), that was a thrill. CW3 Loftice resigned from the Army and took a corporate flying position in San Antonio. He visited my across the street neighbor at Fort Rucker in 1992 just before I retired. CPT Johnson made Major but resigned from the Army and went to work for ARAMCO in Saudi Arabia. I spoke to him on the radio one day while I flying a mission for the Corps of Engineers. You likely remember other warrant officers as well. CW4 Tom Waggener, CW3 Wayne Miller, and CW3 Terry Duffer, who were all there when I arrived in 1978. Mr. Waggener was in SIP as was Mr. Miller. Mr. Waggener retired and Mr. Miller resigned and went to work flying corporate in Kentucky. Mr. Duffer retired and returned to Tennessee. I hope this fills in some holes for you. 01/26/2014 @ 17:32 [ref: 68322] |
| Phil Wilson , WA | I was nostalgic and began looking on the internet to see if I could see anything on the C-12. I served as a crew chief on 22269 at TRADOC (Ft. Monroe) from 1976 through 1978. I recognized your name immediately, Mr. Bain. How about the CO LTC Womack, CWO's Bickel, Loftice, McBroom, and Captains Johnson and Borella. These are a few of the pilots I remember. My boss was MSG Arends. Great memories flying the C-12. I tell my children and grandchildren now that I spent my military career with a bottle of 409 in one hand and a paper towel in the other, keeping my aircraft "spit-shined". I know I have pictures of 22269 around somewhere. I will post them if I can find them. 10/18/2013 @ 18:43 [ref: 68113] |
| John A. Whitson Texarkana, TX | Hey Gary, glad to hear from you. I remember that our tours overlapped at TRADOC Flight Detachment. Didn't you leave the Army for ARAMCO? I seem to remember talking to you on the radio one day in Saudi Arabia. Also Ricky Johnson did the same. I know that I spoke to him once over the air. No, I am no longer flying giving up flying upon retirement and entering city management. I am current the City Manager in Texarkana, Texas after retiring after 20 years of city management in North Carolina. 09/29/2013 @ 17:16 [ref: 68081] |
| Gary M. Bain Kingwood, TX | Hello John Whitson! I flew 22250, 22269 and 22546 at TRADOC from 75 - 79 the C12's in Saudi Arabia with the United States Training Mission to Saudia Arabia. Great airplanes! Good to see you are still out there somewhere. Still flying? 09/03/2013 @ 09:40 [ref: 68045] |
| John Whitson Morrisville, NC | I flew 22250 at TRADOC Flight Detachment from 1978 - 1981. We also had 22269 and 22546 in the fleet. Then during 1981 - 1983 I flew 22257 and 22258 in Saudi Arabia with the Middle East Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 11/03/2011 @ 12:31 [ref: 49953] |
| d roberts newburgh, NY | 73-22250 Was picked up by me at Beechcraft for TRADOC flt detachment she was the first in the fleet. The Army wanted to call it the U25. But all other branches were interested in that type of aircraft so it had to start with designation of C. that was prototype it did not have aux fuel tanks,and only had -37 engines.After I retired from Army I was working at an airport and she was in line for takeoff. Tower let me speek to pilots. That was her last mission and than she was going to fly home to retire.
D.Roberts 11/30/2010 @ 18:50 [ref: 33759] |
| d roberts newburgh, NY | 73-22250 Was picked up by me at Beechcraft for TRADOC flt detachment she was the first in the fleet. The Army wanted to call it the U25. But all other branches were interested in that type of aircraft so it had to start with designation of C. that was prototype it did not have aux fuel tanks,and only had -37 engines.After I retired from Army I was working at an airport and she was in line for takeoff. Tower let me speek to pilots. That was her last mission and than she was going to fly home to retire.
D.Roberts 11/30/2010 @ 18:49 [ref: 33758] |
| David Hatcher Enterprise, AL | The Huron is a military adaptation of the successful Beechcraft Super King Air 200. Initially and still used for VIP and staff transport it is also used for electronic reconnaissance. A number are used by the Army for airway flight check like the FAA.
73-22250 is the first C12, it was a A series later modified to the C. There was no prototype because it was a off the shelf procurement. It is in non display storage. dahat001@aol.com 11/30/2007 @ 16:29 [ref: 18738] |
| XXXXXX , AL | 78-23130 is another serial number for a C-12C in service. 07/12/2000 @ 16:30 [ref: 428] |
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