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VALUE KA ADDED Raisbeck and Hartzell Team Up on New
Propeller for King Air 350
Raisbeck Engineering
and Hartzell Propeller
have again collaborated
and announced its new
composite five-blade swept
propeller for the Beechcraft
King Air 350. The new
propellers are an extension
of the propeller blade
technology advancements
developed jointly by
Raisbeck and Hartzell for
the King Air 90, King Air
B200 series and King Air
300 series aircraft. The
new five-blade swept propellers replace the standard Hartzell four-blade aluminum-blade propellers currently on the King Air 350.
Utilizing the swept blade technology as an integral part of its design, the Raisbeck Hartzell team has developed an advanced structural composite propeller made of carbon fiber.
Designed to improve passenger comfort and per- formance, the aerodynamic blade design combined with advanced structural design maximizes thrust, therefore increasing performance while reducing noise for the King Air 350. Other benefits include unlimited blade life, reduced maintenance costs with six years/4,000 hours TBO, three years/3,000-hour warranty, increased takeoff acceleration, and better landing deceleration and accel-stop. The composite five-blade swept propeller provides a total weight savings of 47 pounds compared to the current OEM propeller for the King Air 350.
Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval is expected soon, with production by Hartzell immediately following.
Raisbeck Engineering also recently announced that
Yingling Aviation has joined Raisbeck’s global network of Authorized Dealers. Founded in 1946, Yingling is a full general aviation services provider at Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT) in Wichita, Kansas.
Blackhawk Obtains STC for XP67A Engine+ Upgrade for King Air 350
BlackhawkModificationsrecentlyannouncedthatthe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified its new high-power XP67A Engine+ Upgrade for the King Air 350.
According to the company, the certification process, which included 172 flight hours over 132 flights, was completed in just 14 months. Tests have shown that the XP67A-powered King Air 350 can fly from sea level to 35,000 feet in just 18 minutes, and has a max cruise speed of up to 340 knots at 28,000 feet, making it the “fastest King Air on the planet.”
Keys to the upgrade include two factory-new Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A engines and new five-blade composite propeller assemblies and spinners from MT Propellers. Training, support, and a five year/2,500- hour enhanced new-engine warranty are also included.
With XP76A certification complete, Blackhawk is to work on certification for King Air 350ER. The company is equipping a King Air 350ER with the XP67A Engine+ Upgrade, and is planning for certification at 16,500 maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) later this year. The final phase of the project will consist of certifying a King Air 300 with the XP67A Engine+ Upgrade, starting early next year.
Blackhawk has launched a new, XP67A-centric website to highlight the features and advantages of this new program. Visit www.fastestkingair.com or contact your Blackhawk representative to learn more.
CenTex Receives FAA Approval for Higher-weight King Airs
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.
26 • KING AIR MAGAZINE
SEPTEMBER 2017