In mid-January, Nextant Aerospace announced the successful completion of the first test flight for the new G90XT Turboprop Aircraft. The company celebrated the event with a rollout celebration at their headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Nextant G90XT is a remanufactured King Air C90A that features the new H75 engine by GE. The company says the aircraft will benefit from several significant technology enhancements including a fully integrated Garmin G1000 cockpit, electronic engine control with complete exceedance protection, single lever power control technology for simplified operations and reduced pilot workload, digital pressurization, all new dual-zone air conditioning for enhanced ground cooling in warm operating environments along with a significant interior upgrade for enhanced cabin comfort.
The company says it will spend the next several weeks running the aircraft through a full test flight envelope and expects the test program to last approximately six weeks. Certification for the aircraft is expected during the second quarter of this year. Once certified, Nextant will begin delivery of production aircraft immediately.
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