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Owned a 1974 E55 for 15 years. Only 1900 hours on the airframe when I acquired it. They are truly great aircraft. In general it did not require a lot of maintenance. However part prices can be astronomical when they do need something .
I owned an A56TC for a while. If you learned how to take care of the engines, it was an outstanding aircraft. 200 mph when the wheels came up, cruise at 250, max 310 with a tailwind, and down to 28 gpm. 40 gpm on takeoff scares a lot of people, but that's pretty short. 2000 fpm climb. 380 hp on each side. We loved it. The 56TC was a predecessor to the Duke, so the Duke had the Turbo Barron's engines.
Great video guys, The B58 is still the nicest aircraft I’ve flown, Beechcraft really do build great aircraft, even in stalls and steep turns they’re super stable, the E55 would be a fun aircraft to fly !!
As someone who pretty much solely sticks to Single GA, it's nice to see how the other half lives 😄 Thinking of that fuel burn (let alone x2) tho as someone with a relatively normal salary is 😵💫😵💀 Regardless, can't get around the fact that Beechcraft, as you said, are always such a nice place for pilots and their passengers! Witnessing some of that off the cuff plane-to-car analogies we've all had to indulge at one point in the cabin was entertaining as always - definitely a good metric to judge the pilot's ability 😂 Great production value and content as always guys👌🏼Looking forward to the next cheeky weekday morning drop 🤣 Now back to work 😴
Hey Claude, thanks for the kind words! Yeah thought we’d try something different and mix it up a bit since we usually always go for weekend evenings! 😁 2 engines are nice but damn they take their toll on your wallet (at least I’ve heard!). Double the engines - maintenance costs become squared…something like that 😂 Cheers! - Ash
Great video! Please note that, with regard to the engine levers layout, it wasn't a case of "Beechcraft wanting to do something different", but rather it was them continuing a tradition that existed for all their earlier model twins (e.g. Travel Air, Twin Bonanza, Beech 18). All of these aircraft had the throttle between the prop and mixture levers. The DC-3 also had this arrangement - which may well have been the original reason for Beechcraft to arrange the levers this way. From the Queen Air onwards, the throttle levers were on the left.
Love your videos guys. Excellent illustration and explanation about the Barons. I fly singles still and Bonza 36 still one of my favourite steeds. And wholeheartedly agree about the Beech cockpit feel. Love the views of Murray Bridge, I dropped in there a few years ago to see some friends on our epic around Australia flight in a G1000 C182.
Thanks for the kind words! Bonanzas are an absolutely brilliant plane. You get most of the speed of a Baron on half the fuel burn! Glad to hear you enjoyed YMBD. Call in anytime! 😁
The critical engine only refers to the slightly higher red line speed with the critical engine failed in a single engine situation due to the slightly longer moment arm of torque from the downward rotation of the propeller. Basically you lose rudder authority sooner than when you have a failure of the non critical engine.
I am very happy with my 1976 B55 with the Colemill conversion. It now has IO540s running 300hp per side. It is an advantage here in the Denver area as we are at 5600’ on a takeoff run, I can climb on one engine. Single engine service ceiling is 14000’, which is helpful in the mountains. I kept 5 seats in mine. And yes, if you can land successfully you will be able to take off.
Colemill President 600 conversion will get you 20 mph more as of rate of climb and also more for single engine performance for emergency engine out procedures
A couple of comments. 1. Nomenclature A55’s through to D55’s are Beech 95-A55 through to 95-D55, but lost the “95” prefix with the E55. 2. “Baby Barons” are the smaller IO-470 Barons. 3. IO-520 powered Barons (C55 and on) have a broader span tailplane than the B55. 4. The D55 only differed from the C55 by having the speed slope windscreen, 3-bladed props were offered as an option, not standard. 5. Not all E55’s have the 166 USG fuel system, the first 3 years’ had the smaller capacity. 6. The 56TC has Duke engines and wing. 7. I’m really surpris3d to hear you bag the central throttles, given how narrow the fuselage is it’s uncomfortable to have your hands on the mixture controls all the time. Further, while the centrally mounted control column with dual controls gets in the way, with a single yoke nothing is hidden and it makes entry/ egress via the front right seat much easier. I much prefer this to the post 1984 arrangement on the 58.
Thanks for the comment. I appreciate someone with good knowledge of the aircraft adding some input. I hadn’t thought of that with the throttle placement. Makes more sense! Thank you for watching
Hey mate. Don’t have a TC but do have a B55 P2 based in the LA area. I did my PPL and MBD/ADG and used to be a member of FLUT when I lived there. If you’re ever in the US and want to go for a burn, let me know
thank you for your very accurate description, you really did a good job for the Baron ! I am too very happy to own a B55 / IO 470 L but I am jealous with your extra horse power (and dream to turbonormalize it, but it's quite expensive). I recognized the same handling feeling, as you perfectly described in your video. may I ask a technical question ? my POH (for my TC-1718) indicates 153 kias for the flaps down, indistinctly of the flaps angle (it is also the velocity for gear down). Do you have a lower velocity for flaps 10° on your beast ? fly safe...
Glad you enjoyed the video! Well if my memory serves me correctly, I believe the flap speeds were approximately 153kts for first stage - 15 degrees. 122kts for full flaps - 30 degrees.
If you think that this one is fast, you should fly the newer turbo charged Baron with 350 HP per side. And Dude...you gotta do something with that hair...looks like you are wearing a beaver pelt.
