Duke (BE60)
The Duke is a twin-engined piston-engined aircraft built by Beechcraft. It spans 12.0 m and measures 10.3 m nose to tail. Its first flight was in 1966. The Duke is not in anyone's collection yet; the first sighting is up for grabs.
Heard by the network
Heard by 8 Skydex receivers (Georgia, Kentucky): 78 different airframes, 251 sightings since 12 Sep 2026, last on 10 Nov 2026.
- BakerC - FiberflyTower — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Georgia · run by @ebc1613 — 12 airframes, 28 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- BakerC - KACJ — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Georgia · run by @ebc1613 — 9 airframes, 18 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- sdf-feed68 — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Kentucky · run by @sdf-feed68 — 8 airframes, 15 sightings, last 2026-11-04
- Asheville NC — 🇺🇸 United States of America · North Carolina · run by @parker-redding — 7 airframes, 11 sightings, last 2026-11-04
- Fips — 🇩🇪 Germany · Baden-Württemberg · run by @fips — 5 airframes, 9 sightings, last 2026-10-30
- Hoyt Clagwell — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Florida · run by @k-han — 5 airframes, 9 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- Auburn — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Alabama · run by @parkercs — 5 airframes, 7 sightings, last 2026-11-09
- KGJT-2 — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Colorado · run by @cable-junction — 4 airframes, 7 sightings, last 2026-11-04
Operators
Distinct airframes per operator, from the callsigns our receivers hear (recorded since 7 Oct 2026) and from caught aircraft. The operator is the latest one heard, not an ownership history. Also heard: 69 private (not named), 15 without an operator callsign yet.
- ICAO type code
- BE60
- Manufacturer
- Beechcraft
- Engines
- 2 × piston-engined
- Wingspan
- 12.0 m
- Length
- 10.3 m
- First flight
- 1966
- Card rarity
- common