Government to purchase Beechcraft from Textron!
US company Textron Aviation has been awarded an $11 million contract for its new Beechcraft King Air 360ER aircraft. Built in Wichita, Kansas, the plane will be delivered through a foreign military sales contract to Sri Lanka with production set to be completed by September 2025.
Measuring 46.6 feet (14.2 meters) long and 14.3 feet (4.35 meters) high, the Beechcraft King Air 360ER has been designed to reduce pilot workload with features such as “ThrustSense Autothrottle,” which provides precision control for optimized power output and efficient take-off.
It has been developed to offer flexible and reconfigurable interiors to accommodate passengers and cargo, function as an air ambulance, or conduct other missions.
The aircraft includes three 14-inch touchscreen displays, a multi-scan weather radar system, a dual flight management system, graphic flight planning, and a crew alert system.
Introduced in 2020, the jet has a maximum range of 3,345 kilometers (2078.4 miles) and can carry 11 people. It has a top speed of 560 kilometers (348 miles) per hour and a maximum altitude of 35,000 feet (10,668 meters)