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Old 11-10-2005, 07:16 PM
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loudgarrettdriver
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Toilet duck,
You won't see too many B100s. Theres only about 150 ever made.
History lesson. In the late 70's Pratt&Whittney went on strike. They were putt'n engines on all king airs. during the strike- garrett stepped in and started throwing engines on them. The garretts on the b100 could be TPE331-6(suck) TPE331-8(suck a little less) and TPE-331-10 (330 knots- good). Regardless of what you get they are discusstingly loud. And if you do quick turns or 135 stuff you'll end up with hot sections way before there due.

Its a good plane but I enjoy the king airs with pratts better. The noise of that direct drive system drives me nuts sometimes. Not to mention spinning the props everytime you shutdown.
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