NEWS RELEASE Editorial Content Contact: Caitlin O'Keefe, caitlin@raisbeck.com First installation and customer delivery of Raisbeck Engineering’s March 22, 2013 — Seattle, Wash. — The revolutionary Raisbeck/Hartzell Swept-Blade Turbofan Propellers have entered service on King Air B200, BB-1723. The installation was performed by Landmark Aviation of Norfolk, Virginia, completed and delivered March 12th. Corcoran Aviation LLC owner and pilot Jonathan Corcoran, operates BB-1723 and has nothing but praise for the new props. “We have every system available from Raisbeck on our aircraft. Originally we had gone with EPIC GOLD which didn’t include the Power Props. When it was time to overhaul in June 2012, we decided the Power Props were a must. When I found out about the new Swept Blade Props, I knew I had to have them after reading the performance data. It was hard to give up the Power Props we fell in love with, but we were able to easily find a buyer and Landmark made it a seamless transition. I knew we made the right choice when on our first takeoff, I realized we had our hands on a new level of performance for a turboprop. This is one upgrade we feel on every flight.” Equally enthusiastic are the folks at Landmark Aviation. Howard Henry, Director of Aircraft Services for Landmark’s MRO operations network, said his maintenance team found the installation seamless and quick. Equally exciting for them he said, was the attention the new Swept Blade Props received from all who saw them in the hangar during their installation. “We at Landmark feel a bit special in the network of Raisbeck Installation Centers, and are enjoying the boost in attention we are getting from our early involvement in this program.” The FAA-certified performance of the Raisbeck EPIC PLATINUM Performance Package provides you with the best performance in the field of King Airs. Its takeoff performance, complete with FAR Part 25 Balanced Field Lengths, gives outstanding safety margins and increased climb and cruise speed performance. This makes the PT6A-52 powered aircraft in combination with the Raisbeck EPIC Performance Package the fastest King Air ever certified of any model, including the 250 and 350i. The performance comparison is detailed in the attachment to this release. The Raisbeck Swept Blade Turbofan Propellers are the result of a joint development effort with Hartzell Propeller Inc., spanning the last 3½ years, and are the first application of this new swept-blade technology. Further King Air models and other turboprop-powered aircraft are currently under study and development at Raisbeck Engineering in Seattle, Washington. Results of this ongoing work will be announced as their programs advance.
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