In May 1963, Beechcraft began test flights of the proof-of-concept Model 87, a modified Queen Air with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 engines.
V zadnjem času so njegovi konkurenti Beechcraft Premier I in Cessna Citation Mustang in turbopropelerska letala kot Piaggio P180 Avanti in enomotorni Piper Malibu Meridian, Pilatus PC-12 in Socata TBM.