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Aero Mech Adds Hawker Jets to Starlink Installation List
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Company plans approval for PC-12 and PC-24 later this year
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Business Aviation
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Cabin Interior and Electronics
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SpaceX
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Aero Mech holds STCs for the Beechcraft King Air 200/300, Citation 560XL series, Sovereign, Latitude, Longitude, and Caravan series.
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Engineering firm Aero Mech is adding an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for installation of a Starlink low-earth-orbit satcom system on Hawker 700/800/900-series twinjets, with field availability starting April 17. The company is also developing a Starlink STC for Pilatus PC-12s.

Included in the Hawker STC is installation of the Starlink terminal’s power supply on the forward wall of the aft baggage compartment and the router, with a protective cover,  on the aft seat track. Given the many configurations of Hawkers in the field, Aero Mech can optimize the antenna installation to accommodate other antennas as part of the modification.

According to Aero Mech, the target date for approval of the PC-12 STC is by late September, and this will be followed by a Starlink STC for the PC-24 in the fourth quarter. Other STCs underway include the Cessna CitationJet/CJ series; Citation Ultra and Encore, and SkyCourier.

The company holds STCs for the Beechcraft King Air 200/300; Citation Excel/XLS, Sovereign, Latitude, and Longitude; Cessna Caravan series; and de Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 through -300.

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