Raisbeck Engineering

Raisbeck Engineering reported on June 9 it had completed the company’s comprehensive pre-certification flight tests for its new supplemental type certificate (STC) program, EPIC Caravan, a drag-reduction system for the Cessna 208B Caravan that includes a composite forward-cargo-pod fairing and metal dual aft-body strakes. The recent flight test clears the way for STC approval, which […]

Just in time for NBAA in Las Vegas, Raisbeck Engineering, Inc., plans to debut a new composite 5-blade swept propeller for the Beechcraft King Air 200 series aircraft at its booth (C-11443). The company has already begun taking orders for the new propeller. Designed by Hartzell Propeller specifically for King Air 200, B200, and B200GT […]

Paraphrasing the 19th century British politician John Dalberg-Acton’s well-known take on the corrupting influence of power, “Power tends to spoil pilots, and additional power spoils them even more.” No matter how fast an airplane flies, there’s always someone wondering why it can’t cruise just a little faster, or climb a little quicker or carry just […]

Seattle-based Raisbeck Engineering is working with Hartzell Propeller on a new project for the King Air 350, bringing a swept blade propeller design to the largest model of Beechcraft’s twin turboprop. Two versions are in development: a five-blade composite and a four-blade aluminum propeller. Raisbeck said the four-blade aluminum prop is close to achieving FAA […]