King Air

A highly regarded Florida shop takes 40-year-old Pipers and turns them into dream planes. Here’s how it makes the magic happen.

Premier 172 SPECIFICATIONS Engine: Continental CD-135 turbodiesel Horsepower: 135 Propeller: MT composite, three blade, constant speed Cruise Speed (kts.): 129 (10,000 feet) Takeoff Ground Roll (ft.): 869 Takeoff Over 50-Foot Obstacle (ft.): 1794 Rate Of Climb, Sea Level (fpm): 690 Fuel Burn (gph, 85% power): 6.2 Range (standard tanks): 44 gallons usable Jet A 55% […]

While it may seem like Déjà vu all over again, Premier’s ’€œhave it your way’€ approach to converting 172s to Jet A may finally get the shift to diesel power off the ground.

Produced for only seven years in the early ’80s, Beech’s ’€œLittle’€ King Air F90 may have been a bit too good