Textron Delivers Special-Mission King Air to Peruvian Military
CHW version of the King Air has an expanded cargo door and is optimized for expanded gross-weight operations, such as aeromedical evacuations.
Beech King Air 360CHW. [Credit: Textron Aviation]
Textron Aviation announced Tuesday it has delivered the first of a pair of multimission Beech King Air 360CHW twin turboprops to the Peruvian Air Force.
The CHW “special missions” version of the King Air has an expanded cargo door and is optimized for expanded gross-weight operations.
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Bob Gibbs, Textron Aviation VP of Special Mission Sales, stressed the flexibility of the aircraft for military use.
“The King Air 360CHW delivered to the Peruvian Air Force for aeromedical evacuation (MEDEVAC) can also execute troop and cargo transport, command and control and many other missions,” said Gibbs. “From the coast and the highlands to the Amazon rainforest of Peru, the versatile King Air is well suited to operate in diverse, austere, and remote locations.”
Textron said its special-mission aircraft are capable of executing multiple missions, including air ambulance; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR); utility transport; aerial survey; flight inspection; and training, among others.
Textron expects to deliver the second King Air 360CHW turboprop to the Peruvian air force next year.
Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on AVweb.
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