C-12 Huron logistics aircraft

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Description
Twin-engine logistics aircraft carrying passengers and cargo between military installations.

Features
The C-12F Huron provides logistics support between Navy air stations. Powered by two PT-6A-42 turboprop engines, the C-12F can deliver a total payload of up to 4,215 pounds. The cabin can readily accommodate cargo, passengers or both. It is also equipped to accept litter patients in medical evacuation missions.

General Characteristics

Primary Function: Passenger and cargo airlift.
Contractor: Raytheon Aircraft Company (Formally Beech Aircraft).
Date Deployed: 1994.
Unit Cost: $2 million.
Propulsion: Two Pratt & Whitney PT-6A-42 turboprop engines; 850 shaft horsepower each.
Length: 43 feet 10 (13.3 meters).
Height: 15 feet (4.57 meters).
Weight: Max. gross, take-off: 15,000 lbs (6,750 kg).
Airspeed: Max.: 294 knots (334 miles, 544 km. per hour).
Ceiling: 35,000 feet (10,668 meters).
Range: 1,974 nautical miles (3,658 km)
Crew: Two.
  
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