Aerial survey aircraft

In 2009 RPGE “Meridian+” purchased an aerial survey aircraft Beechcraft King Air 350 for performance of aerial survey works.

Aerial survey aircraft Beechcraft King Air 350 - ownership of the “Meridian+” Enterprise

Advantages of Beechcraft’s King Air 350 compared with Antonov-30 (clank):

• 2,5 times less fuel consumption;
• High flight speed and a wide speed range from 174 to 578 km per hour;
• Long flight distance – 3500 km maximum in a 2800 km (clank variant);
• Crew decreased from 8 to 2 members.

 

Main technical characteristics of the aircraft Beechcraft King Air 350

Ceiling limit, depends on weather conditions of the aerial survey, m	10668
Maximum speed, km per hour	578
Cruising speed, km per hour	510
Minimum speed, km per hour	174
Flight duration, hours	5.5

 

Pre-flight aircraft maintenance

Digital aerial survey camera A3 (VisionМap, Israel) installed on board the King Air 350 aerial survey aircraft