When Beech developed its big T-tailed King Air 200 in 1973 it named it the Super King Air, and using the word super has proved to be right on target 35 years later. More than 2,000 King Air 200s have been delivered, making it the most popular turbine-powered business airplane of all time. And over the years Beech has made more than 2,000 improvements to the design, both big and small. One of the most important of those refinements is an engine switch on the new B200GT, giving the turboprop more speed and higher climb rates.
Since 1981, when the B200 series replaced the original King Air 200 in production, the Pratt & Whitney PT6 turboprop engines have been flat rated at 850 shaft horsepower (SHP). The new engines on the B200GT raise that flat rating to a much higher level to deliver the increased speed and climb rates.
