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Textron Aviation Announces New Electrically Driven AC System for Beechcraft King Air 360, Webinar Discussion Planned

Textron Aviation has announced an electrically driven air conditioning system will soon be a standard feature on all new production Beechcraft King Air 360 aircraft. This new feature provides cooled air throughout the cabin while the aircraft is on t

Textron Aviation 2022 Third Quarter Results: Revenue Declines but Profits Up

Textron Aviation's third business quarter 2022 revenue was $1.2 billion; a slight decrease of $14 million from the third quarter of 2021. Textron attributed the revenue decrease to "largely due to lower Citation jet and pre-owned volume, partially of

Royal Flying Doctor Service's First King Air 360 Unveiled

It was a day of celebration when Queenland's Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) recently unveiled its new completed Beechcraft King Air 360CHW turboprop aircraft. The 360 arrived in Australia in December 2021 and has spent the last year at the Queens

PROPELLER SPEED IN CLIMB, CRUISE AND DESCENT (Tom Clements)

A recent social media post by Kevin Carson at King Air Academy on Tom Clements' view on Propeller Speed in Climb, Cruise, and Descent.This is certainly a lengthy post but well worth the time. In training we see many different 'techniques'. Some more

Wheels Up 2022 3rd Quarter Results Are In, Teams Up with AirMed

Private on-demand aviation company Wheels Up announced this month financial results for the third quarter, which ended September 30, 2022.Third Quarter highlights included: Revenue increased 39% year-over-year to $420.4 millionActive Members gre

Moving Right Along: Tamarack Submits Potentially Record Breaking Flights

Tamarack Aerospace submitted claims this week to the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) and European Federation Aeronautique International (FAI) for two city-pair flight records.On October 15th, Tamarack flew a King Air 350 retrofitted with the co

The Majestic King Air of West Coast Aviation Services - Community Spotlight Photos Feature

It's no secret; we love King Air photos. We browse Instagram at length and often times come across members of King Air Nation producing jaw-dropping work. One of those members has been a go-to favorite for years: West Coast Aviation Services (WCAS, I

Ice Vanes: How important are they? (Tom Clements)

**photo by Raisbeck Engineering**A recent social media post by Kevin Carson at King Air Academy on Tom Clements' view on Ice Vanes.One of the ongoing debates among King Air pilots has to do with the necessity to use the engine anti-ice system as the

Mysteries of the Ocean: NASA's B200 King Air Completes Major Air-Surface Study

For 28 days in October, NASA's B200 King Air converged with numerous other planes, drones and high-tech craft to study a patch of sea 110 nautical miles off the coast of San Francisco. The armada used cutting edge technology to observe whirlpools, cu

Hydrogen Propulsion King Air? Dovetail Aviation to Provide Electric Conversions to MintAir

An interesting development in battery-electric/hydrogen propulsion aircraft conversion has taken place with the recent partnership formed between Dovetail Electric Aviation and MintAir. MintAir, a South Korean Advanced Mobillity (AAM) service provide

NBAA-BACE 2022: King Air News, Photos and Videos Wrap-Up

NBAA-BACE 2022 is in the books! We were excited about the conference from the onset with the revelation that King Air was the poster child, and it didn't disappoint. For three days (Oct. 18-20), over 25,000 aviation enthusiasts descend

The Fastest King Air on the Planet?: Blackhawk's 100th XP67A Upgrade Looks to Create a 340+ Knot Monster

Banner image: A Blackhawk modified 300 (source: Blackhawk)Talking with AIN in a recent interview, Blackhawk Aerospace announced they had performed and delivered the 100th pair of XP67A engines to a King Air. Most impressively, it's only be a little o