Beechcraft King Air 360/360ER awarded FAA type certification, delivery imminent

摘要

Textron Aviation's Beechcraft King Air 360/360ER has been awarded FAA type certification, a little more than a month after the upgraded twin-turboprop was announced. The first delivery is expected in the coming weeks. The upgraded airplane features the Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) Thrust-Sense autothrottle, which allows pilots to automatically manage engine power from the takeoff roll through climb, cruise, descent, and go-around phases of flight. Also new to the King Air cockpit is a digital pressurization controller that automatically schedules cabin pressurization during climb and descent and the gauges of which have been integrated into the airplane's Collins Aerospace Pro Line Fusion flight deck.