Engines
Blackhawk Close To Approval with Caravan Engine Upgrade
Blackhawk Modifications' XP140 engine upgrade for the Cessna 208A and 208B Caravans will deliver up to 44 percent more horsepower.
Blackhawk Modifications is close to getting an STC for its XP140 engine upgrade for the Cessna Caravan. (Photo: Blackhawk)
Blackhawk Modifications is close to getting an STC for its XP140 engine upgrade for the Cessna Caravan. (Photo: Blackhawk)

Blackhawk Modifications announced that it imminently expects the FAA to certify its 867-hp XP140 engine upgrade for the Cessna 208A and 208B Caravans, the company announced on July 20 at EAA AirVenture. It is displaying an example of a 208B, featuring the Blackhawk conversiuon with a more powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140 turboprop, this week at the  show in Oshkosh, Wis.