![]() ![]() In 1966, after 112 65-90s were completed, production switched to the Model 65-A90 with PT6A-20 engines. The first production aircraft was delivered on October 8, and by the end of the month, 152 aircraft had been ordered by year’s end, seven had been built. ![]() After 10 months of test flying, in 1964 the Model 87 was delivered to the United States Army as the NU-8F. On January 24, 1964, the first definitive prototype, by now designated Model 65-90 and also fitted with PT6A-6 engines, flew for the first time. On July 14, Beech announced a new type, and a month later began accepting orders for the “King Air”, with deliveries to commence in Autumn 1964. On May 15, 1963, Beechcraft began test flights of the proof-of-concept Model 87, a modified Queen Air with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 engines. The Model 90 King Air was conceived as the Model 120 in 1961. ![]()
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