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exabrialyesterday at 8:47 PM1 replyview on HN

I've ridden on a King Air a few times. Surprised how fast the thing was, traveling west to east we sustained 600mph ground speed. Also pretty quiet interior given it's powered by turboprops.


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cpncrunchtoday at 12:18 AM

350mph true cruise airspeed for the stock aircraft, so I suspect you had a bit of a tailwind there.

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