Western Aircraft announced this week it has been named an Advent Aircraft Systems dealer for the Advent e-ABS anti-skid King Air braking system for Beechcraft King Air B200/B300 and Pilatus PC-12 aircraft.
Advent recently announced at NBAA-BACE 2016 that it had began taking orders for B200/250 King Air aircraft. The eABS system compliments the aircraft’s existing brake system and according to Advent increases braking performance in all conditions. This results in reduced risk for flat-spotted/blown tires, prop erosion, and FOD ingestion. It also permits hard braking at touchdown speeds.
“We are thrilled to be working with Advent Aircraft Systems,” said Vice President and General Manager of Western Aircraft Austin Shontz. “The company’s innovative offerings expand the opportunities available to our Pilatus and King Air customers.”
“We are proud to have Western Aircraft, the largest Pilatus PC-12 dealer in the world selling, and installing the eABS,” said Tom Grunbeck Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Advent Aircraft Systems. “Western has terrific knowledge of the benefits and technology the eABS will offer its customers.”
The eABS was first certified on the Eclipse EA500/550 in December 2013 with over 110 Systems in operation to date. In addition to the certification for the Pilatus PC-12 and Beechcraft King Air B300/B300C/B200, Advent’s eABS is currently planned or being developed for other aircraft types, such as the Beechcraft T-6B/C and USAF T-38C, for both retrofit and OEM application.
It is the first eABS system created for the PC-12 and King Air aircraft. We wrote up an extensive write up of the system earlier this year.