Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced on June 15, 2025, that its new multi-mission Beechcraft King Air demonstration aircraft would make its show and European debut at the 2025 Paris Air Show. The aircraft is equipped to showcase a wide range of missions available on the versatile and reliable Beechcraft King Air platform.
Bob Gibbs, vice president, Special Missions Sales, highlighted the King Air's value for various special missions due to its acquisition and operation cost, combined with excellent speed, range, and payload capacity. The best-selling turboprop serves as an ideal platform for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, utility transport, and training.
The King Air demonstrator is fitted with extended range (ER) fuel tanks, a factory-installed extended utility nose for sensors, wing hardpoint provisions, and a cargo door to support air ambulance and freight operations. Its interior features OEM VIP seating, mission seats, and a LifePort medevac stretcher, with a cockpit compatible with Night Vision Imaging Systems (NVIS).
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