B36TC Bonanza |
Beech 36TC Bonanza
This blue-chip aircraft investment should definitely be on your short list if you’re looking for a turbocharged single and have the bucks for it.
The Beech Bonanza has always been considered the very top of the line in single-engine aircraft, and the top of the Bonanza line for almost 20 years have been the A36TC and B36TC turbocharged long-fuselage straight-tail models, which remain in production to this day. (The normally aspirated 36 is really in a different class and that’s why it’s covered in the previous chapter.)
The 36 turbos offer a sizeable cabin, good high-altitude cruise numbers and the security of the straight-tail design. They have held their value extremely well. But the A model had serious range shortcomings, and both aircraft tend to run hot and fall short of rated engine TBO times.
Among the many improvements of the B36TC over the A model are longer wings, higher gross weight and fuel capacity
| Performance Data |
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| Cruise Speed (knots): 190 |
Average Empty Wt (pounds): 2338 |
| Stall Speed (knots): 57 |
Gross Wt (pounds): 3850 |
| Range in Nautical Miles: 957 |
Fuel Regular (Gallons): Not Available |
| Service Ceiling (feet): 25000 |
Fuel Max (Gallons): 102 |
| Rate of Climb (feet per minute): 1049 |
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| Take over 50 foot obstacle (feet): 2364 |
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| Landing over 50 foot obstacle (feet): 1692 |
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| Take Off Normal (feet): 1156 |
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| Landing Normal (feet): 976 |
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