Textron Aviation’s (NYSE:TXT) test flight program of the Beechcraft Denali expanded this week as the second Denali took to the skies. The aircraft is the first post-prototype Denali to be flown. The Denali is a single-engine turboprop, T-tail, clean-sheet-design powered by a GE Aviation Catalyst powerplant. The prototype first flew in November of last year. To date, the program has accumulated more than 250 flight hours.
The second test aircraft joins the first Denali prototype in the flight-test program that substantiates the segment-leading performance expectations of the Denali. The flight lasted 2 hours and 1 minute, reaching a max altitude of 15,500 feet with a max speed of 240 ktas.
