The price of a new Beechcraft Denali turboprop single is likely to break the $7 million mark by the time it enters service in 2025. The current list price for the aircraft in 2024 dollars is $6.95 million.
Textron Aviation executives told AIN on Monday at EAA AirVenture that the delay in coming to market was the result of continued efforts by GE Aviation to certify the new Catalyst turboprop engine and the addition of Garmin Autoland as standard equipment on the aircraft, which will be certified for single-pilot operations. Certification for the engine, which is estimated to have an average fuel burn of 300 pounds per hour, is now expected next year.
Three test aircraft have been developed for the program. Textron brought aircraft P2, fitted with a full-up executive interior, this week to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, for AirVenture. Earlier this year, this airplane spent time in Canada for cold weather testing.
The aircraft’s single executive cabin seats, which will meet the latest FAR Part 23 standards, are larger than those in the Beechcraft King Air 260 and were developed specifically for the Denali. Garmin G3000 avionics in the Denali are integrated with autothrottle and single-lever power control in a cockpit designed to ease pilot workload, according to Textron Aviation.