AVweb's NBAA 2008 Podcast #3: Nextant - State-of-the-Art Beech 400s

AVweb’s NBAA 2008 Podcast #3: Nextant – State-of-the-Art Beech 400s

Editorial Staff

Monday, October 06, 2008 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The Beechjet 400-series is experiencing dated fuel economy and performance compared to newer jets as it ages.
Nextant Aerospace offers a modernization program via an STC to address these issues.
The proposed upgrade involves re-engining the aircraft with Williams FJ44-3AP engines and installing Collins Proline 21 avionics.
Details of this program are discussed by Nextant's Ed McDonald and Mark O'Donnell in an accompanying podcast.

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The 400-series Beechjet has been a successful model, but as it ages, its fuel economy and performance are dated against newer jets. Nextant Aerospace says it can address that with an aggressive STC program to re-engine the airplane with the new Williams FJ44-3AP and Collins Proline 21 avionics. Learn the details from Nextant’s Ed McDonald and Mark O’Donnell in this podcast.

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