Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350i

First introduced in 1964, Hawker Beechcraft’s King Air has long been a class leader in the turboprop arena. With the economy taking a nosedive and many jet owners looking for a way to be more fiscally responsible without sacrificing in the way of comfort or style, the company is seizing the opportunity to transform a corporate workhorse into an efficient luxury aircraft. The new King Air 350i is being billed as is the most luxurious, most comfortable and most capable turbine aircraft ever offered in its class, period. Still capable of getting the job done, the company likens it to a Range Rover – refined
with rugged underpinnings and exemplary safety features.

Borrowing from Hawker’s top-of-the-line business jets costing millions more, the 350i boasts the most flexible and technologically advanced cabin ever introduced in a twin turboprop. The spacious, well-appointed cabin features a suite of high-tech amenities like the new Rockwell Collins Venue high-definition CMS entertainment system. It seats up to 9 passengers and can be reconfigured to shuttle corporate employees in the morning then be changed around to fly a VIP in style the afternoon. It can also take off from a short 3,000-ft. grass airfield thanks to two Pratt & Whitney Canada engines. All this for only $6.6 million. So are you ready to trade in your G-IV yet? We didn’t think so.

Tags: Beechcraft King Air 350i, Hawker, Pratt & Whitney, turboprop

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