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pace mentsng AirsAs discussed at the Oshkosh press conference, the two Innova demonstrator aircraft recorded dramatically different fuel burn numbers on their identical flight profiles from Missouri to Wisconsin. The GE-engined airplane took on 60 gallons, while the King Air with its original engines required 130 gallons. The H80’s reportedly propelled the elderly A90 upward at a climb rate of 4,000 to 5,000 fpm.AeroVue Transforms The King Air 90 CockpitUp front, Innova’s replacement of the original King Air remote electronics with Bendix/King’s AeroVue suite makes a radial change in the cockpit, and in the nose compartment. The three LCD displays replace a plethora of remote avionics, and offer full ADS-B compliance, WAAS RNAV approach capability, synthetic vision and cursor-controlled tuning and inputs. The former avionics bay in the nose now offers space for baggage, and weight was reduced byea considerable number of pounds. Innova plans to offer an AeroVue installation kit STC’d for all 90-series King Airs except the F90.Bendix/King’s AeroVue is not a brand-new EFIS system, by any means. Its basic architecture has long been used in Gulfstream, Pilatus and Falcon business aircraft, and it’s well-proven in new-production installations. As the retrofitable AeroVue, it addresses the problems of taking a venerable airframe forward through several decades of progress, using a three-display setup with the trademark cursor-control console in the center pedestal. We found the palm-rest for the data-entry and selection functions very natural and comforting in turbulence, versus touch-screen management. Kits are expected to be available by year’s end. Innova stresses that even though the demonstrator aircraft is a C90A, its AeroVue installation is applicable for all 90-series throug•h the E90, rather than being restricted by serial number.For more information, visit www.myka90.com T&T OCTOBER 2016TWIN & TURBINE • 21