Beechcraft King Air 200 Blackhawk

As to the new Blackhawk -61 engines:

The -61 engines have a higher ITT rating than the -52 engines, now at 800°C (also from Blackhawk) allowing the combination of increased torque as well as added lift from the winglets to give vastly improved climb performance over -42 and -52 engines. Here you should note that the new King Air B200GT comes out with -52 engines and costs $5,5million. With this in mind, even NAC (the South African Beechcraft agency) says that the aircraft that we have built is better than the new B200GT.

The -61 engines allow the aircraft to climb to optimum altitude a lot quicker. We have definitely noted the claims in performance. During our test flight we achieved 1,500ft/min to 2,000ft/min climb on one engine between 10,000ft and 15,000ft.

Above 20,000ft the aircraft climbs at 1,500ft/min.

The fuel burn is 600lbs per hour, but with the added speed, range is now extended to about 1550Nm. This can be improved upon if the aircraft climbs to 30,000ft (should RVSM equipment be implemented on the aircraft).

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• Increased rate of climb
• Higher single engine service ceiling
• Average savings of $50,000 (KA 200) and $12,000 (KA B200) in annual operating costs
• Faster speeds, reduced time on airframe and engines, and fewer maintenance events result in lower maintenance costs
• Higher resale value
• Optimal RVSM platform