Plane & Pilot 2017 Buyer’s Guide: Piston Twins

Looking for a piston multi? You've come to the right place.

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Key Takeaways:

  • The multi-engine piston plane market, though small, offers a diverse range of aircraft catering to specific niches, from economical flight training to high-performance personal and business transportation.
  • Models like the Tecnam P2006T, Piper Seminole, and Diamond DA42 are popular for training due to their efficiency, ease of use, and innovations such as Rotax or turbodiesel engines.
  • For personal and executive transport, aircraft such as the Vulcanair Vr, Piper Seneca V, Diamond DA62, and Beechcraft G58 Baron provide enhanced speed, payload, passenger capacity, and advanced integrated avionics.
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Beechcraft G58 Baron
Beechcraft G58 Baron

Beechcraft G58 Baron

One of the most iconic personal aircraft in GA history, the Beechcraft 58 Baron remains an impressive package nearly 50 years after its first flight. It’s the only Baron that Beechcraft (now a part of Textron Aviation) builds. It’s the high-powered, long-body variant, and its popularity made it a clear choice for Beech when it shelved Models 55/56 decades ago. The 58’s claim to fame is its rear seating, where a wide, easy-entry side door allows passengers to board easily and experience a kind of business seating experience in the expansive club seating area. The Baron earns its keep with tremendous performance. Powered by a pair of Continental IO-550s of 300 hp apiece driving a pair of three-blade Hartzell constant-speed props, it can cruise as fast as 200 knots while carrying a good load. Today’s G58 is equipped with Garmin G1000 flat-panel avionics and safety utilities undreamt up when the Baron first flew.

Niche: Transportation

Base Price: $1.38 million

Competitors: Vulcanair Vr,Piper Seneca V, Diamond DA62

Beechcraft G58 BaronSpecifications

Learn more at Beechcraft.

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