{"id":20124,"date":"2021-11-28T22:39:01","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T22:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=20124"},"modified":"2021-11-28T22:39:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T22:39:04","slug":"beechcraft-denali-enters-flight-test-phase-with-landmark-first-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/kansas\/beechcraft-denali-enters-flight-test-phase-with-landmark-first-flight\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Beechcraft Denali Enters Flight Test Phase with Landmark First Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Textron Aviation announced its new single-engine turboprop,\nthe Beechcraft Denali, took to the skies for the first time. The milestone\nfirst flight is a major step for the clean-sheet design aircraft and begins the\nimportant flight test program that substantiates the segment-leading\nperformance expected of the Denali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Beechcraft Denali is designed and manufactured by Textron\nAviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Denali-First-Flight.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20126\" width=\"333\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Denali-First-Flight.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Denali-First-Flight-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s landmark flight is not only a significant occasion\nfor the Denali, it\u2019s a truly great moment for our employees, our suppliers and\nthe customers who will be flying this aircraft,\u201d said Ron Draper, president and\nCEO, Textron Aviation. \u201cWith its more environmentally friendly engine and\nlargest cabin in its class, this is an aircraft that will change the landscape\nfor high-performance single-engine turboprop aircraft. Today\u2019s flight is just\nthe beginning for what we anticipate will be a long list of important\naccomplishments as we prepare the aircraft for certification and customer\ndeliveries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Piloted by senior test pilot Peter Gracey and chief test\npilot Dustin Smisor, the Beechcraft Denali prototype aircraft, powered by GE\nAviation\u2019s new Catalyst engine, took off at approximately 8:20 a.m. from the\ncompany\u2019s west campus at Eisenhower International Airport. During the 2-hour\nand 50-minute flight, the team tested the aircraft\u2019s performance, stability and\ncontrol, as well as its propulsion, environmental, flight controls and avionics\nsystems. The aircraft reached an altitude of 15,600 feet and attained speeds of\n180 knots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Denali prototype aircraft, along with two additional\nflight test articles and three full airframe ground test articles, will\ncontinue to expand on operational goals, focusing on testing aircraft systems,\nengine, avionics and overall performance. The company is targeting\ncertification for the Denali in 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Textron Aviation announced its new single-engine turboprop, the Beechcraft Denali, took to the skies for the first time. The milestone first flight is a major step for the clean-sheet design aircraft and begins the important flight test program that substantiates the segment-leading performance expected of the Denali. The Beechcraft Denali is designed and manufactured by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20125,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-front-page-slider","category-kansas"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/408259-Beechcraft-Denali-First-Flight-A2A.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20124"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20127,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20124\/revisions\/20127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}