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Meet the aircraft
Beechcraft's King Air range grew from the 90-series aircraft into a broad family of pressurised utility and business transports. The later 200 and 300 series were originally marketed as Super King Airs. Their T-tails provide a quick visual distinction from the smaller 90-series lineage. The C90 and 350 aircraft gathered here differ in airframe, engines and systems. They also span conventional instrumentation and modern avionics.
Aircraft background
Wikipedia contributors · Read more ↗The 350 feels lighter at the controls than the 300
Aarons reports an evaluation of N120SK during the Super King Air 350's late certification programme. One of the two evaluation pilots already knew the Model 300, making the comparison especially revealing: that pilot initially overcontrolled in pitch because the new aircraft required less effort. The crew subsequently liked the balance between pitch and roll forces, its climb attitude and the view from the cockpit.
Business & Commercial Aviation, October 1989; publisher reprint copyright 1995. N120SK evaluation during certification; crew observations reported by Aarons.
Business & Commercial Aviation · Read more ↗The smaller King Air's cockpit
The C90B guide identifies roll and yaw trim controls and the navigation and autopilot systems implemented in Laminar's aircraft. The guide covers the 90-series cockpit.
Beechcraft King Air C90B · X-Plane 12
Laminar Research · Read more ↗Into the cockpit
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Beechcraft Super King Air 350 Cockpit in flight
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Real King Air 350; older analogue cockpit
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Meet Beechcraft King Air family
Beechcraft's King Air range grew from the 90-series aircraft into a broad family of pressurised utility and business transports. The later 200 and 300 series were originally marketed as Super King Airs. Their T-tails provide a quick visual distinction from the smaller 90-series lineage.
The C90 and 350 aircraft gathered here differ in airframe, engines and systems. They also span conventional instrumentation and modern avionics. The named variants identify the airframe and equipment described in each source.
Beechcraft King Air
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King Air 90 series
Wikipedia contributors · Beechcraft King Air ↗King Air C90B
Wikipedia contributors · Beechcraft King Air ↗Laminar Research · X-Plane 12 →Laminar Research · X-Plane 11 →King Air C90GTx
Wikipedia contributors · Beechcraft King Air ↗Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024 →King Air 350
Wikipedia contributors · Beechcraft King Air ↗Airfoillabs · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12 →King Air 350i
Wikipedia contributors · Beechcraft King Air ↗Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024 →Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020 →Black Square · MSFS 2020 →Aircraft type designators
Use the code for the model you are flying. The linked authority lists the applicable aircraft.
History & design
Development milestones
First flight: May 15, 1963 (Model 87) January 24, 1964 (Model 65-90)
Developed from: Beechcraft Queen Air
Wikipedia contributors · Beechcraft King Air ↗Beechcraft King Air · family/variant named by the source · Wikipedia revision 1374355378
Pilot accounts
The 350 feels lighter at the controls than the 300
Aarons reports an evaluation of N120SK during the Super King Air 350's late certification programme. One of the two evaluation pilots already knew the Model 300, making the comparison especially revealing: that pilot initially overcontrolled in pitch because the new aircraft required less effort. The crew subsequently liked the balance between pitch and roll forces, its climb attitude and the view from the cockpit. Across six takeoffs, they did not encounter power surging that needed manual correction.
The report also describes slow flight and asymmetric airwork. The crew found useful aileron response through the stall exercises and liked the aircraft's engine-out handling. Their observations of longitudinal and lateral stability are tied to the test loading and configuration described in the article. Reduced control effort was a prominent difference from the earlier model he knew.
Business & Commercial Aviation, October 1989; publisher reprint copyright 1995. N120SK evaluation during certification; crew observations reported by Aarons.
Read the full account · Business & Commercial Aviation ↗Taking a factory-new 350 across the Atlantic
Horne accompanied Peter Herr on a delivery flight carrying a new King Air 350 from the United States to its European customer. From the cockpit, the high seating position, broad wing and substantial feel made an immediate impression. The journey then supplied a more demanding test of the aircraft's usefulness: the Goose Bay–Reykjavik leg lasted nearly five hours, with headwinds reaching 75 knots near Greenland and the predicted fuel reserve becoming an uncomfortable focus of attention.
They arrived with more fuel than the most worrying prediction had suggested, but the destination provided another challenge. Strong, gusty wind at Reykjavik moved even this heavy aircraft around, requiring an appreciable crab on approach. Horne's account also stresses the value of familiarity with the flare and of having another pilot share the navigation-system work.
AOPA Pilot, June 2002. Factory-new King Air 350 delivery with Peter Herr; North Atlantic routing.
Read the full account · AOPA Pilot ↗A busy cockpit and a dependable working aircraft
McClellan writes from continuing experience in King Air 350 and 360 operations. He finds the cockpit demanding in small, physical ways: the pedestal makes getting into the seats awkward, propeller noise makes a good headset valuable, and changes in power or propeller speed call for attention to trim. The throttle response rewards careful, small movements. Once settled, however, he finds the seats comfortable, and passengers farther behind the propellers experience a quieter cabin.
His account also describes different crew preferences for operating the Pro Line Fusion avionics, which provide several ways to accomplish the same task. He favours cruising in the twenties rather than using the aircraft's highest available levels, partly for cabin comfort. Against those irritations, he sets his operation's dispatch experience: approximately 1,600 hours over four years with one cancellation attributed to a starter-generator. The combination helps explain his continued appreciation of an aircraft whose cockpit he describes without romanticising it.
AOPA Pilot, published 11 January 2024 despite the 2023 URL path. Working experience in King Air 350/360 operations.
Read the full account · AOPA Pilot ↗What saves this King
AOPA Pilot, page dated 11 January 2024: a first-person account of flying a King Air 350/360.
In your simulator
Systems, equipment and documentation for each developer’s aircraft.
Compare simulator versions →MSFS 2024King Air 350i
Microsoft Flight Simulator · Released
King Air 350i
Microsoft Flight Simulator · Released
MSFS 2024C90 GTX King Air
Microsoft Flight Simulator · Released
C90 GTX King Air
Microsoft Flight Simulator · Released
MSFS 2020Beechcraft King Air 350i
Microsoft Flight Simulator · Released
Beechcraft King Air 350i
Microsoft Flight Simulator · Released
X-Plane 12Beechcraft King Air C90B
Laminar Research · Released
Beechcraft King Air C90B
Laminar Research · Released
X-Plane 11Beechcraft King Air C90B
Laminar Research · Released
Beechcraft King Air C90B
Laminar Research · Released
X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12King Air 350 · Airfoillabs
Airfoillabs · Released
King Air 350 · Airfoillabs
Airfoillabs · Released
MSFS 2020 Enhancement Beechcraft King Air family
Black Square · Released
Beechcraft King Air family
Black Square · Released
X-Plane 12King Air C90B EVO G1000 Blackhawk
C90B EVO Team · Released
King Air C90B EVO G1000 Blackhawk
C90B EVO Team · Released
X-Plane 12King Air C90B EVO GNS
C90B EVO Team · Released
King Air C90B EVO GNS
C90B EVO Team · Released
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024B200
Carenado · Released
B200
Carenado · Released
Manuals & resources
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Simulator documentation
The smaller King Air's cockpitBeechcraft King Air C90B · Laminar Research · X-Plane 12 / X-Plane 11
The C90B guide identifies roll and yaw trim controls and the navigation and autopilot systems implemented in Laminar's aircraft. The guide covers the 90-series cockpit.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.6,29
Laminar Research · Read the source ↗Avionics choices and custom automatic flightKing Air 350 · Airfoillabs · Airfoillabs · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
Airfoillabs's King Air 350 v2 combines avionics options with custom autopilot logic, including VNAV and approach behaviour. The product description also covers engine simulation, pressurisation and ice-protection systems. The reviewed branch is for X-Plane 12.
King Air350 v2.0.3 December 2025; XP12 · Avionics & Autopilot; version and requirements
Airfoillabs · Read the source ↗Released product and variantsKing Air 350 · Airfoillabs · Airfoillabs · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
Separate King Air 350 products are sold for XP11 and XP12. The XP12 package has its own flight model and systems updates; the older XP11 download is explicitly not compatible with XP12.
Official developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14
Airfoillabs · Read the source ↗Pilot account
The 350 feels lighter at the controls than the 300Business & Commercial Aviation, October 1989; publisher reprint copyright 1995. N120SK evaluation during certification; crew observations reported by Aarons.
Aarons reports an evaluation of N120SK during the Super King Air 350's late certification programme. One of the two evaluation pilots already knew the Model 300, making the comparison especially revealing: that pilot initially overcontrolled in pitch because the new aircraft required less effort. The crew subsequently liked the balance between pitch and roll forces, its climb attitude and the view from the cockpit.
Richard N. Aarons, reporting the BCA evaluation crew
Business & Commercial Aviation · Read the source ↗Taking a factory-new 350 across the AtlanticAOPA Pilot, June 2002. Factory-new King Air 350 delivery with Peter Herr; North Atlantic routing.
Horne accompanied Peter Herr on a delivery flight carrying a new King Air 350 from the United States to its European customer. From the cockpit, the high seating position, broad wing and substantial feel made an immediate impression. The journey then supplied a more demanding test of the aircraft's usefulness: the Goose Bay–Reykjavik leg lasted nearly five hours, with headwinds reaching 75 knots near Greenland and the predicted fuel reserve becoming an uncomfortable focus of attention.
Thomas A. Horne
AOPA Pilot · Read the source ↗Developer documentation
King Air C90B EVO G1000 Blackhawk — product listingKing Air C90B EVO G1000 Blackhawk · X-Plane 12
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X-Plane.org author upload · Read the source ↗King Air C90B EVO GNS — product listingKing Air C90B EVO GNS · X-Plane 12
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X-Plane.org author upload · Read the source ↗B200 — product listingB200 · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Product listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
www.carenado.com · Read the source ↗B200 — product listingB200 · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Product listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
www.carenado.com · Read the source ↗Read the original documentation from the people who created it. Manuals open on their publisher’s website.
Manual
Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manualsMicrosoft / aircraft developers Beechcraft King Air C90B POHLaminar Research X-Plane 12 Desktop ManualLaminar Research X-Plane aircraft and avionics manualsLaminar Research X-Plane 11 Desktop ManualLaminar ResearchAircraft background
Beechcraft King AirWikipedia contributors · Research background · Wikipedia revision 1374355378 · retrieved 2026-09-12Resource
MSFS 2024 FAQ and edition aircraft inventoryMicrosoft MSFS 2020 FAQ and edition aircraft inventoryMicrosoft King Air 350AirfoillabsProduct
Steam Gauge Overhaul - Analog King AirBlack Square · Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12 King Air C90B EVO, G1000 BlackhawkX-Plane.org author upload · Author-hosted product listing observed 2026-09-29; original page bytes unavailable (prior browser note preserved) King Air C90B EVO GNS/GTN Blackhawk XP12X-Plane.org author upload · Author-hosted product listing observed 2026-09-29; original page bytes unavailable (prior browser note preserved) B200 MSFS2020 – Carenadowww.carenado.com · Product listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue B200 MSFS2024 – Carenadowww.carenado.com · Product listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogueDeveloper documentation
KING AIR 350 for X-Plane 12-airfoillabs-KA350_XP12Airfoillabs · Official developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14 King Air 350 XP11-airfoillabs-KA350Airfoillabs · Official developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14Type designator
ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsInternational Civil Aviation Organization · Public search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03Built-in force-feedback profiles
Read the documentary basis, editable starting settings and remaining questions for the aircraft you fly. Each explanation refers to the exact profile revision shown.
Catalogue programme-20261022-v1 · 13 profile choices
Airfoillabs King Air 350
Airfoillabs · Free and Pro · Revision 4 · Inherited starting point
X-Plane 12
Airfoillabs King Air 350: Published 350 handling supports a qualitative pitch-heavy balance; it does not fix a universal pitch/roll force ratio for every King Air.
Black Square Analog King Air 350
Black Square · Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020
Black Square Analog King Air 350: Published 350 handling supports a qualitative pitch-heavy balance; it does not fix a universal pitch/roll force ratio for every King Air.
Carenado B200 King Air (MSFS)
Carenado · Free and Pro · Revision 3 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Carenado B200 King Air (MSFS): Published 350 handling supports a qualitative pitch-heavy balance; it does not fix a universal pitch/roll force ratio for every King Air.
Carenado B200 King Air (X-Plane)
Carenado · Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
X-Plane 11
Carenado B200 King Air (X-Plane): Published 350 handling supports a qualitative pitch-heavy balance; it does not fix a universal pitch/roll force ratio for every King Air.
Carenado C90 GTX King Air
Carenado · Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
X-Plane 11
Carenado C90 GTX King Air: Published 350 handling supports a qualitative pitch-heavy balance; it does not fix a universal pitch/roll force ratio for every King Air.
Carenado C90B King Air
Carenado · Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
X-Plane 11
Carenado C90B King Air: Published 350 handling supports a qualitative pitch-heavy balance; it does not fix a universal pitch/roll force ratio for every King Air.
C90B EVO Team King Air C90B EVO Blackhawk G1000
C90B EVO Team · Free and Pro · Revision 3 · Inherited starting point
X-Plane 12
C90B EVO Team King Air C90B EVO Blackhawk G1000: Published 350 handling supports a qualitative pitch-heavy balance; it does not fix a universal pitch/roll force ratio for every King Air.
C90B EVO Team King Air C90B EVO Blackhawk GNS GTN
C90B EVO Team · Free and Pro · Revision 3 · Inherited starting point
X-Plane 12
C90B EVO Team King Air C90B EVO Blackhawk GNS GTN: Published 350 handling supports a qualitative pitch-heavy balance; it does not fix a universal pitch/roll force ratio for every King Air.
Beechcraft King Air 350i
Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
Beechcraft King Air 350i: Published 350 handling supports a qualitative pitch-heavy balance; it does not fix a universal pitch/roll force ratio for every King Air.
Beechcraft King Air B200
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
Beechcraft King Air B200: Published 350 handling supports a qualitative pitch-heavy balance; it does not fix a universal pitch/roll force ratio for every King Air.
Beechcraft King Air C90B
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
Beechcraft King Air C90B: Published 350 handling supports a qualitative pitch-heavy balance; it does not fix a universal pitch/roll force ratio for every King Air.
Beechcraft King Air C90GTX
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
Beechcraft King Air C90GTX: Published 350 handling supports a qualitative pitch-heavy balance; it does not fix a universal pitch/roll force ratio for every King Air.
Beechcraft King Air 350i
Free and Pro · Revision 3 · Partial review
MSFS 2024 · MSFS 2020 · X-Plane 12 · X-Plane 11
Mechanical yoke controls and pitch-trim relief, with separate twin-propeller, gear and flap cues.
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