turboprop

The new turboprop brings together the Beechcraft airframe and GE Aviation powerplant for the first time in the air.

Editor-in-chief Julie Boatman shares her initial thoughts following a ferry flight of a Daher TBM 940 from Tarbes, France, to Groton, Connecticut, with master ferry pilot Margrit Waltz.

King Air 350 Pilot, Cody Pierce, details his experience flying the World’s Fastest King Air with the Blackhawk XP67A Engine+ Upgrade. With a max cruise speed of more than 332 KTAS, a 60% increase in climb rate, and 62% greater payload than a CJ2, the XP67A transforms the King Air 350 into a true power […]

An important achievement has been completed in the Catalyst turboprop program: GE Aviation announced Thursday the first flight of its clean-sheet design on a Beechcraft King Air test bed in Berlin, Germany. The one-hour, 40-minute flight departed Berlin’s Schönefeld Airport yesterday morning after completing ground run tests on September 27. Run, baby, run! GE's Catalyst […]

Want the very best combination of speed, range, and load-carrying capacity? A single-engine turboprop like those in the TBM series makes a great choice. Here’s a brief look at how the TBM 900 stacks up against its competitors in the turboprop and owner-flown jet market. [Historical data and pricing have been preserved for the record.] […]

Get a closer look at the Quest Kodiak, an airplane that is making a name for itself in the backcountry.