Beechcraft · Out of Production
Beechcraft Starship / Model 2000
The Beechcraft Starship is a composite business turboprop distinguished by its canard configuration and rear-mounted pusher propellers. It represents a separate design path from conventional King Airs, exploring a different combination of cabin accommodation, aerodynamic layout and construction for business travel.
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Aircraft profile
Development and lineage
- Manufacturer
- Beechcraft
- Family
- Beechcraft Starship
- Aircraft category
- Business Turboprop
- Propulsion
- Turboprop
- Lifecycle
- Out of Production
- Production start
- 1988
- Production end
- 1995
Aliases and related designations
Aircraft data
Key specifications
- First flight
- 15 February 1986
- Configuration
- Twin turboprop; canard and pusher propellers
- Airframe
- Composite business-aircraft design
- Demonstrator relationship
- 85-percent Model 115 proof of concept preceded production Model 2000
Overview
Program history
Beech commissioned a next-generation business-aircraft demonstrator to test the concept before committing to full-scale production. Scaled Composites built an 85-percent proof-of-concept aircraft, which first flew in 1983. The subsequent production Model 2000 was a distinct full-size aircraft, so demonstrator measurements should not be used as production Starship specifications.