Textron Aviation, the manufacturers of the Beechcraft King Air, will be sending five of the turboprops to Saudi Arabia in support of a weather modification mission.
The specially modified aircraft will be used for cloud seeding.
Saudi Arabia Selects King Airs for Weather Mission
The five specially modified airframes ordered will be used for cloud seeding.
Key Takeaways:
- Textron Aviation is supplying five Beechcraft King Air turboprop aircraft to Saudi Arabia for a national cloud seeding program.
- The contract was awarded by AvMet International LLC and includes one Beechcraft King Air 360CHW and four Beechcraft King Air 260 models.
- These aircraft will be specially modified by AvMet and its partners with cloud water inertial probes, data loggers, and cloud seeding equipment to induce precipitation.
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