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Old 11th Sep 2009, 08:02
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The Green Goblin
 
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I noticed one post which said the P68 cruised at 135 knots. The ones I flew for several years cruised at 155 knots. The manual figure is 157 knots.
You must have a pretty straight one then with the wheel fairings still attached!

The P68 is a much maligned aircraft that has six seats, cruises at 155 knots burning 77 litres per hour and can go anywhere a 206 can go. It's not a King Air, but it's a very useful aircraft.
Punters hate them, the cockpit is hot as hell on the ground with no airflow and parts are expensive.

Did I mention they are bloody noisy having a donk next to your ear? The noise an IO-360 makes is not even a nice one.

Gimmi a 206/210 anyday!
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