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Location PART 3 - THE THIRD AXIS CHAPTER 15: DEPLOY NOW, PRAY LATER Who’s In Charge?

"Several-freakin’-ton airplanes. Hundreds-of-miles-an-hour airplanes."

NASA documents the specifications of its Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, including a maximum takeoff weight of 13,420 pounds and a cruising speed of 313 mph at 25,000 feet. These figures illustrate the physical scale and capabilities of the aircraft type involved in the December 2025 Autoland deployment.

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Source title B200 King Air Mission Support and Research Aircraft
Source authors NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
Source year 2023
Confidence high
Importance mid
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