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Blackhawk King Air engine replacement keeps costs down

If your King Air 200 is coming up on its second or–worse–third PT6A-41 engine overhaul, you might find the numbers daunting.

By David A. Lombardo • Contributor

August 24, 2007

If your King Air 200 is coming up on its second or–worse–third PT6A-41 engine overhaul, you might find the numbers daunting. Fortunately, Blackhawk Modifications of Waco, Texas, offers an alternative in the form of an STC that is far more operator friendly.

Blackhawk specializes in engine upgrades for the turboprop fleet and since 2000 has upgraded more than 100 aircraft with more powerful and efficient engines. Not long ago the company announced the Blackhawk 200xp STC, which allows the operator to remove the old Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-41 engines and replace them with factory-new PT6A-42s. The company has done nine conversions in the eight months since the STC has been approved.

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