The King Air 250 (B200GT) and King Air 350i are the current production King Air 290+ kt airplanes.

The King Air 300 (1984 - 1992) is the hotrod, most 300's are real close to 300 kts. They are -60A instead of the -52 on the 250, but I personally think it's the pitot cowling.

We are talking is generalities because the actual speeds are all over the place... I've recently been in a 293 kt King Air 300 and the B200 Blackhawk we just acquired was the fastest I've been in, they claimed 308 kts and we were 307 true on the way to prebuy... close enough. (you asked about ISA and I don't remember the OAT but I have it on video somewhere)

The fastest King Air was the King Air 350 with -67A engine upgrade from Blackhawk. The one we acquired for an Arizona based client trued 334 kts, was quieter than any turboprop I've been in and is awesome!

BUT... it's reign isn't going to last long! Blackhawk is currently working on the STC for the -67 upgrade on the king air 300... the first time they flew it they were cruising at 354 kts!!! There is some rigging and adjusting, prop work, etc. to be done and I'm sure they'll advertise 345 kts (because some airframes will be slow) but it will be known as a 350 kt King Air!

That's awesome.

So much for an "early 2019" first flight of the Denali. Maybe it was a typo and they meant early 2020.

Here's another article.

https://www.aviationpros.com/aircraft/b ... pectations

1300 HP and a 105" Prop...

Jet fuselage.

This thing is going to haul butt.

Let's hope so. Fuselage is no different really than the PC12........only dif is the engine.
They (Cessna) only have a 3 year window on it...............


Once we see 2 large setp I think we'll see some improvements in the PC12 line.

The specs on the Denali are not really different than the PC12. If their engine is 20% more efficient then we should she much better range..........


additional range would be awesome......

Let's hope so. Fuselage is no different really than the PC12........only dif is the engine.
They (Cessna) only have a 3 year window on it...............


Once we see 2 large setp I think we'll see some improvements in the PC12 line.

The specs on the Denali are not really different than the PC12. If their engine is 20% more efficient then we should she much better range..........


additional range would be awesome......

So the wing will not be efficient in the lower FL's?

So the wing will not be efficient in the lower FL's?

The whole Denali program is intriguing. Price d close to the PC-12 and looking like a brother from a different mother what are it's value propositions? A new untried engine that should be producible (11 major printed parts, yada yada) for much lower cost to produce (after the investment). GE has simply got to be *buying in*, offering Cessna a runaway good price, to help establish the engine in the marketplace. Pratt will almost certainly offer FADEC either just before or about the same time as GE's becomes available so that's not going to be a discriminator. The mechanization in the TBM already approaches the same result. Cessna, for their part, *should* be able to build the Denali for, let's say, 20% less than a PC-12 built in that low cost paradise, Switzerland. Cessna has much more history of dealing on price than does Pilatus. I just don't see how they, as the new product, can price the same as a known outstanding entry, the PC-12, and hope to succeed. What it suggests to me is that they are going to offer transaction prices and terms that Pilatus would only match painfully. And/or maybe they leverage their size (and lower cost) by offering a Socata-like five years of maintenance and warranty. Pilatus would be hard pressed to match that given their maintenance and parts prices. It's a mystery to me but they're smart guys and it's going to be fun to watch.

If this thing does 300kts, it’s be a game changer!

Banks are with you win or draw. If you lose, they will be your biggest detractor.

Robert T.

I'm not sold on dimension measuring until all manufacturers measure from the same points.
I can tell you from experience, ships 1-50 will have some teething issues being new.

I agree with John that cruise at 300 knots is a mental game changer.


I've reviewed all the current jet options, reviewed the time savings, the weather decision making and came to the same conclusion again that the jet factors don't beat the PC12 for my missions.