Hawker Beechcraft Launches New Website

Hawker Beechcraft took the wraps off its newest website (www.hawkerbeechcraft.com) this week. Designed to be "customer-focused" the site is designed to offer more information as well as exciting ways to experience the company's products online.

Newest King Air 350 Model Certified

The FAA and Europe's EASA have approved Hawker Beechcraft's latest King Air 350 variant, the 350i. The updated turboprop twin features HBC's "FlexCabin" configuration — able to be swapped easily for various missions. The 350i also boasts a quieter cabin with sound levels reduced to an average of 78 dBA. The standard cabin management system on the King Air 350i is Rockwell Collins's Venue CMS, designed to accommodate several personal entertainment devices or personal computers.

January 13, 2010

The Economic Life of Airplanes 8

by J. Mac McClellan

Beechcraft Musketeer

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Airplanes, particularly in general aviation, are living longer than anyone could have imagined 40 or 50 years ago. To most of us, an A36 Bonanza, for example, built in 1970 is still a perfectly good and useful airplane. And there are many airplanes, particularly piston singles, still regularly flown that were built a decade or two before 1970.

King Air 350ER Completes Transatlantic Flight

Hawker Beechcraft has announced the first non-stop transatlantic flight of a King Air 350ER (extended range). The ocean-hopping flight was actually the second leg of a delivery flight. The aircraft was the first of four modified 350ERs ordered by the U.K. Ministry of Defence for its Military Flying Training System program. The King Air flew from Wichita to St. John's, Newfoundland — then on to Bournemouth, United Kingdom for a total distance of more than 4,000 nautical miles. The two flights were completed in less than 12 hours.