Starship Starting Up and Taxi Out Addison Airport

While at Addison airport today, I ran into my friends Jeff and Raj getting one of Raj's Starships ready for a trip. I filmed Raj's start up and taxi out.

[@starwolf621]

So glad to see that at least one of these is still operating!

[@ErikJohnston]

Raj actually has two of them. There are around 4-5 flying in the world

[@uwekonnigsstaddt524]

Saw one a few years ago flying over south Florida. I believe it took off out of Tamiami Airport (TMB).

[@mytmousemalibu]

​@@ErikJohnstonI have had the pleasure of a walkaround/tour of Raj's other Starship a few years ago. I pictures of it with the 2 other Hawker Beechcraft all-composite aircraft, the Premier and the 4000.

[@MichaelLopez-rh3me]

There is one at Centennial Airport here near Denver. I see her fly over every now and then. Lived in Wichita when they were being built.

[@LouisLupz]

That's a beautiful machine. Nice shot Erik!!

[@MililaniJag]

Saw a Starship fly once. Beautiful!! Cheers!

[@petervanpelt475]

Erik - Your work is amazing. I was at ADS as mgr there when the Starship first came to town for NBAA. It hid at Addison the day before it made it triumphant arrival to DAL. Such a cool airplane. It landed just before dark and was quickly spirited away to a hangar. Remember peaking inside to take my own first look. Too bad it wasn't more commercially successful (but that was partially a self-inflicted wound on Beech's part). Last I heard, ADS had two of them based there.

[@PARTner91]

Soooooo much better looking than the Piaggio!

[@paulkiefer3893]

Saw one over long beach last year. Such a strange looker

[@bradok3695]

One of my favorites. Thanks Erik!

[@ErikJohnston]

My pleasure!

[@JasperFromMS]

There used to be a Starship at our local airport. There is a Beech/Raytheon facility in town (with no windows) so there were a lot of people coming in and out. It was beautiful to see in the air or on the ground.

[@ShadowCousin]

Hey Erik, I know you may not see this but I managed to catch this flying over by McKinney national airport a month ago and I caught it again today.

[@dave4shmups]

Fantastic video of this beautiful airplane!

[@ErikJohnston]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mytmousemalibu]

Luckily have had a close up tour of one a few years ago. The cockpit definitely looks very dated now but the cabin is still fairly modern with an 80's twist. Got a few very cool pictures of all 3 of the composite Hawker / Beechcraft planes together on our ramp. The Starship, Premier 1A, and the Hawker 4000.

[@donc9751]

Man, you get spme great video and photos!! Awesome life I would think!!

[@ErikJohnston]

Thanks 👍

[@G_Money72]

You need to catch the Adam 500 at Redbird.

[@Meirele]

Wonderful!! Does anybody know why there is not any company building planes like these?

[@Andre.D550]

😎

[@alexmikhael5061]

I AM A FANBOY lol love the BEECH 2000 STARSHIP whole platform.... it is too bad it can't REINCARNATE with current TECH and more efficent engeinse and watnot, and resurface as a PHOENIX hunting the PIAGAIOs ;) just a thought ;)

[@kalaharimine]

The two engine great-grandsons of the CW XP-55? That thing is slick - not sure how it would fly on one engine with no rudder though.

[@alexmikhael5061]

wasn't one engine emergency performance..... and the ''early in the history of composits delamanitaion issues......'' the reasons it issn't really around anymore??? sigh.... as I stated above TOTALLY BEECH2000STARSHIP FANBOY lol hahahahaha want TODAYS TECH and powerplant and watnot to come buack and rize like the phoenix IN A NEW TODAY STARSHIP 3000 (or... ??) to battle vs the piagattios... or something... hehhehe

[@kalaharimine]

@gww5215 Oh, the winglets are actually rudders?

[@BoldUlysses]

So cool. Surprisingly quiet, unless you tweaked the audio... I really wish there was a way to get rid of the strobe effect with the props. Also, were you in a golf cart or something at the end there? You were really moving along with it!

[@ErikJohnston]

Yeah this was shot with an Insta 360 x2. They’re cool cameras but definitely do the funky prop thing! Yes, I was on a golf cart It was pretty windy today, so I think the camera was dampening the audio, it’s actually louder than the video

[@starwolf621]

I believe Starship’s engines sound similar to other turboprops from the outside. The cabin is quieter inside, though, because of their location.

[@uwekonnigsstaddt524]

Interes start up cart.

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

How many of these are still flying?

[@mytmousemalibu]

Two I believe. I think this same owner has both of them.

[@ErikJohnston]

Around 4-5.

[@jbw9999]

No takeoff video?

[@ErikJohnston]

I was working and had to get back to the ramp

[@heaven-is-real]

the starship enterprise?