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About the Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 Marquise
Type certificated 1978 Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet
Overview
The Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 Marquise is a pressurized, high-wing twin turboprop – the long-fuselage, top-of-line development of Mitsubishi’s MU-2, built into the mid-1980s on Garrett (now Honeywell) TPE331-10 engines. It made its name on speed per gallon: roughly 295 KTAS in cruise on about 74 GPH total, faster on less fuel than most cabin twins of its era, the larger King Airs included. The short-fuselage MU-2B-40 Solitaire is its sibling on the same type certificate – the same engines and systems in a fuselage about six feet shorter (33 ft 3 in versus 39 ft 5 in), at a lower 10,470-lb gross weight and seating for seven to nine. This page covers the long-body Marquise.
For the GA buyer, the Marquise is a fast, fuel-efficient pressurized cabin twin on the used market, and used prices run below a comparable King Air. The trade is a demanding airplane the FAA singles out for type-specific training: the MU-2 rewards a disciplined, current pilot and is unforgiving of a casual one.
Key Features for GA Buyers
- Speed on little fuel. A 295-KTAS typical cruise – up to about 307 KTAS at maximum cruise – on roughly 74 GPH total for both engines is the MU-2’s defining trait.
- Twin Garrett TPE331-10. Two TPE331-10-501M turboprops, flat-rated to 715 shp each, on four-blade constant-speed propellers; the high-output Garrett core of the late MU-2 line.
- Pressurized to the high 20s. A 6.1-psi cabin supports cruise to a 29,750-foot ceiling with a comfortable cabin altitude.
- Useful load and climb. A useful load near 3,900 lb and a two-engine climb around 2,250 fpm at the 11,575-lb gross.
Trade-offs
- Mandatory MU-2 type training (14 CFR Part 91 Subpart N, formerly SFAR 108). The FAA requires type-specific initial and recurrent training, currency, and operating rules for every MU-2 pilot, a rule born of the type’s early accident record. Budget recurring training as a fixed cost of ownership, not an option.
- Demanding handling. The MU-2 rolls with spoilers rather than ailerons and uses full-span flaps that drop a clean-configuration stall of about 106 KIAS to roughly 81 KIAS on landing; it carries a high wing loading and is unforgiving of sloppy speed control on approach and in single-engine work.
- 1980s airframes and Garrett discipline. The newest Marquises are mid-1980s; buyers inherit aging systems and the TPE331’s exacting hot-section and operating management, where an inexperienced operator runs up large bills.
- Two turbines to feed. Even at the MU-2’s frugal flows, two turboprops carry the fuel, reserve, and overhaul costs of a twin.
See Also
- Beechcraft King Air 90 – the classic cross-shop: roomier and more docile, but slower and thirstier than the MU-2. Compare
- Fairchild Swearingen Merlin IIIB – a comparable small pressurized cabin twin on the same Garrett TPE331 family. Compare
- Fairchild Swearingen Merlin IVC – a larger, longer-cabin pressurized TP twin a tier up in size and price. Compare
- Twin Commander Jetprop 1000 – another fast pressurized cabin-class TP twin from the same used-market tier, on the same TPE331-10. Compare
Technical Specifications
Dimensions & Weights
- Height
- 14 ft
- Length
- 39 ft
- Parking area (ft²2)
- 2,184 ft²
- Max Takeoff Weight
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 11,575 lbs
- Max Landing Weight
- 11,025 lbs
- Useful Load
- Source: manufacturer figure 3,925 lbs
- Fuel Capacity
- Source: manufacturer figure 403 gal
Performance
- Cruise Speed
- Source: manufacturer figure 295 KTAS
- Never-Exceed (VNE)
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 250 KIAS
- Max Structural Cruise (VNO)
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 250 KIAS
- Stall, Clean (VS1)
- Source: manufacturer figure 106 KIAS
- Range
- Source: manufacturer figure 1375 NM
- Service Ceiling
- Source: manufacturer figure 29,750 ft
- Rate of Climb
- 2250 fpm
Engines
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Sources
Where the figures on this page come from. Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 Marquise specifications are traced to published references; estimated values are flagged inline next to the figure.
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