The Beech 90 King Air, the world's first commercially successful pressurized twin-turboprop business aircraft, revolutionized corporate aviation by bridging the gap between piston-engine aircraft and jets. First flown on January 24, 1964, it was a low-wing twin-engine turboprop that could seat 6-8 passengers with a pressurized cabin. With a wingspan of 50 feet 3 inches and cruising at 270 mph, it was manufactured by Beech Aircraft Corporation in Wichita, Kansas.
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| Corporate | — | LJ-1240 | United States | a92e7e | |
| Corporate | — | LJ-1082 | Brazil | E03259 | |
| Corporate | — | LJ-1272 | Brazil | e4808f |