CenTex Aerospace has received FAA approval for a 14,000-pound maximum takeoff weight for Beechcraft King Air 200, A200 and B200 series airplanes with high flotation landing gear. Called the Halo 275 conversion, the 1,500-pound MTOW increase includes a 1,000-pound increase in the maximum landing weight and for model years 1993 and later, a 500-pound growth in the maximum zero fuel weight.
Like the popular Halo 250 conversion, the Halo 275 adds five safety systems: an engine fire extinguisher, elevator trim warning, over-speed warning, emergency cabin lighting and an ice mode for the stall warning system. These new systems increase the empty weight by 80 pounds. Overall, the net payload increase can equate to eight 170-pound passengers with 60 pounds left over for baggage or another 1,420 pounds of cargo or fuel.
According to CenTex, a fully fueled King Air 200 with the Halo 275 conversion can accommodate a pilot plus nine passengers with baggage. In other words, a Halo 275-equipped King Air 200 has a range of 1,900 nautical miles (zero wind + 45-minute reserve) while carrying a pilot and nine passengers. To fly this far in a standard King Air 200 you would have to leave behind eight of the nine passengers.
Contact CenTex Aerospace, Inc. for more information regarding the Halo 275 conversion at (254) 752-4290 or go to www.centex.aero. The Halo 275 conversion is also available on the new Beechcraft King Air 250 equipped with high flotation from Textron Aviation. Please contact Textron Aviation for information.
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