Aircraft
King Air 360/360ER Awarded FAA Type Certification
Textron Aviation announced the upgraded Beechcraft King Air model in August.
Textron Aviation said with FAA type certification in hand, customer deliveries of the Beechcraft King Air 360 will begin in the "coming weeks." (Photo: Textron Aviation)
Textron Aviation said with FAA type certification in hand, customer deliveries of the Beechcraft King Air 360 will begin in the "coming weeks." (Photo: Textron Aviation)

Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft King Air 360/360ER has been awarded FAA type certification, a little more than a month after the upgraded twin-turboprop was announced. The first delivery is expected in the coming weeks.

The upgraded airplane features the Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) ThrustSense autothrottle, which allows pilots to automatically manage engine power from the takeoff roll through climb, cruise, descent, and go-around phases of flight. Also new to the King Air cockpit is a digital pressurization controller that automatically schedules cabin pressurization during climb and descent and the gauges of which have been integrated into the airplane’s Collins Aerospace Pro Line Fusion flight deck.