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its large-cabin Citation Latitude to the static display, and Textron also showed the Beechcraft King Airs 350i, 250 and C90Gtx. The C90Gtx now features standard-equipment Raisbeck aft-body strakes and swept-blade Hartzell 96-inch propellers. These have reduced max-gross takeoff distance by 591 feet, to 1,984 feet. The King Air 250 can now be ordered with CenTex Aerospace’s Halo 250 conversion factory installed, permitted it to be operated with a maximum takeoff weight of 13,420 pounds (a type- rating is required), boosting useful load by 870 pounds. BLR Aerospace reportedly worked with Textron/ Beechcraft on the increased gross- weight option.
Embraer’s Legacy 500 has secured FAA certification in reciprocal fashion, after Brazil’s ANAC approved the Legacy 500 two months earlier. Also in the lineup at
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