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David Edgington wanted a “Beech style” refurbishment of his 1982 Beechcraft King Air F90 and chose to work with Textron Aviation. The company’s service center in Tampa, Florida, handled everything except the full paint, strip and refinish that was completed in Wichita, Kansas, just before staging the airplane for the delivery ceremony.
(Photo credit: Ricardo Reitmeyer for Textron Aviation)
Are they making the Beechcraft King Air F90 again?
That’s the question David and Shawn Edgington hope to inspire when you see N721RF/serial number LA-190 sitting on the ramp. A gleaming paint scheme with a playful color palette, BLR Aerospace five-bladed Whisper Props, American Aviation’s Pitot Cowling System and Aerodynamic Speed Stacks – the airplane looks like it rolled off the assembly line this year.
It sorta did.
David spent eight years looking for just the right F90 and got everything he wanted with LA-190: 5,200 hours (the average for a 1982 F90 is 13,000 hours), three prior U.S.-based owners, no damage history and solid maintenance records including recent engine overhauls by Dallas Airmotive. He was patient because he hoped to find a model from 1982, when they were delivered
with the commemorative insignia of Beechcraft’s 50th anniversary. LA-190 came with an anniversary plate signed by Olive Ann Beech still in place on the panel as well as several celebratory medallions from the original cabin.
He felt like the only thing to do with an airplane with such a stellar pedigree was to modernize it. “This aircraft deserved it,” the 8,000-hour pilot and Beechcraft enthusiast said. “It is a special aircraft delivered during a special year in Beech history. You’ll never find another one like it.”
The F90 went to Textron Aviation’s Tampa Service Center immediately after acquisition in September 2023, embarking on what would be an eight-month complete interior and exterior refurbishment. The Edgingtons
LA-190 came with a 50th anniversary plate signed by Olive Ann Beech still in place on the panel as well as several celebratory medallions from the original 1982 cabin. The Edgingtons are proud to keep them with the F90.
(Photo credit: Ricardo Reitmeyer for Textron Aviation)
AUGUST 2024
KING AIR MAGAZINE • 3