en.Wedoany.com Reported - Textron Aviation has completed the expansion of a 57,000-square-foot flight test hangar at its East Wichita campus, adding six new aircraft bays to support flight testing and development of the Cessna SkyCourier and Beechcraft Denali turboprop aircraft. Textron Aviation stated that the expansion will provide additional operational space for testing and delivery of its turboprop product line.

Lannie O'Bannion, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Textron Aviation, said that demand for the Cessna SkyCourier in commercial, cargo, and special mission markets continues to grow, and the facilities and team need to support this momentum. Increasing flight test capacity helps efficiently support current development efforts and future demand expansion.

The SkyCourier is available in passenger and cargo variants. The cargo variant can carry up to three LD3 containers with a payload of 6,000 pounds. The 19-passenger variant features large cabin windows. Both variants are powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65SC engines, McCauley C779 propellers, and Garmin G1000 NXi avionics. Textron Aviation stated that the aircraft has a maximum cruise speed of over 200 knots and a maximum range of 900 nautical miles.

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