Aviation Week reports that Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft Denali “is making its public debut at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, where the new turboprop single attracted a stream of interest at the manufacturer’s chalet.” The P2 aircraft on display “is one of three flying Denalis undergoing flight testing; the fleet has accumulated 1,500 flight hr. to date.” First announced in July 2016, the Denali’s development “has been slowed by supply chain issues and delays in certification of its new, 1,300-shp GE Aviation Catalyst engine, the first clean-sheet turboprop engine design in the past 50 years.” The Denali will also “feature Garmin’s G3000 avionics suite with integrated Autothrottle and Autoland.”
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Beechcraft Denali Performs First Flight
Aviation International News reports that Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft Denali turboprop aircraft “lifted off on its first flight this morning from Wichita Eisenhower National Airport on a flight over central and southern Kansas that lasted 2 hours and 50 minutes.” The Denali “reached an altitude of 15,600 feet and a top speed of 180 knots.”
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GAMA Reports Q1 Increase in Plane Deliveries, Led by Small Aircraft
Aviation International News reports that according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, “the first quarter brought good news for the general aviation industry in terms of deliveries,” as “overall airplane deliveries rose nearly 15 percent year-over-year, while helicopters handovers climbed 7 percent” and airplane deliveries “were led by smaller aircraft, causing a $300 million decline in billings from a year ago, to $3.7 billion.” GAMA found that “turboprop airplanes saw the largest gain, soaring by more than 30 percent over the first three months of 2021, with higher-end pressurized models receiving a 39 percent boost.”
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