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ENGINES

KING AIR 300

ENGINE UPGRADE

The result from combining these two Flying in Reduced Vertical Separation

products makes the King Air the best . Minimum (RVSM) airspace can extend
lackhawk Aerospace has an- From the first flight test to the receipt range and endurance, which may also

Bnounced that the FAA has issued of the STC, Blackhawk’s engineering team lower total fuel consumption, and reduced

a Supplemental Type Certificate for the completed the task in just nine months and block times will lower operational costs.

XP67A Engine+ Upgrade for both the flew 80 hours of certification flights. Specifically, an operator flying 300 hours a

14,000 and 12,500 lb. weight versions of During flight testing, this power pairing year can expect to save about 50 hours, or

the King Air 300. has delivered maximum cruise speeds as (US) $75,000 in operating costs.
This upgrade removes the standard 1050 high as 343 knots true air speed (KTAS) with “The XP67A on the King Air 300 creates

shaft horsepower (SHP) PT6A-60A engines an initial rate of climb up to 4,000 feet per a whole new class of turboprop and will
and Hartzell 4-blade metal propellers and minute (FPM). make this one of the most desirable models

replaces them with factory-new 1200 SHP This has resulted in a time to climb from on the market,” said Jim Allmon, Black-

PT6A-67A engines and Hartzell 5-blade SL to FL350 at 19 minutes - cutting the time hawk’s president and CEO.
composite propellers. to climb by more than half over the stock “Not only has the upgrade exceeded

The advantages are more power from the King Air 300. Other benefits include a net our expectations with jet-like climb and
PT6A-67A engines and more thrust from gradient of climb at 4.2 percent, a 100% speeds, it does so with King Air comfort
the advanced shape and aerodynamics of improvement, and single engine climb of and economics. We have seen truly re-
the Hartzell 5-blade composite propeller 740 fpm (an 80 percent gain). markable results, and we are proud to be

for superior performance, noise abatement The performance benefits of the XP67A able to offer this upgrade to King Air 300

and weight reduction. also help to improve the bottom line. operators.” Q
AIRCRAFT
AIRBUS A400M ACHIEVES
PARATROOPING MILESTONE

The Airbus A400M new

generation airlifter continues
to achieve milestones towards
full capability after the

successful deployment of 50
paratroopers from a side door
on a single pass. The photo
shows a part of these tests
performed recently at the Ger
Azet drop zone in southern
France. Flight test campaign to
deliver 58 paratroopers from
one side door will continue

towards final qualification

with simultaneous dispatch in
2020 and full capability in 2021
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