Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 Marquise

Turboprop twin engine • High Wing • Retractable gear

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Mission Profile

Used market

295

KTAS

Cruise Speed

1,375

Max Range

29,750

Service Ceiling

Occupants

1225

lbs

Wet Payload

Endorsements & ratings:

High-Performance
Complex
High-Altitude
Pressurization
Multi-Engine
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Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 Marquise (HB-LQB) -- long-body pressurized twin turboprop. Photo: Pedro Aragão, CC BY-SA 3.0

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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.

Technical Specifications

Dimensions & Weights

Height: 13.7 ft
Length: 39.4 ft
Parking area (ft²): 2184.48 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 (V_NE): Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 250 KIAS
Max Structural Cruise (V_NO): Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 250 KIAS
Stall, Clean (V_S₁): Source: manufacturer figure 106 KIAS
Range: Source: manufacturer figure 1375 NM
Service Ceiling: Source: manufacturer figure 29,750 ft
Rate of Climb: 2250 fpm

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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.