Blackhawk Expands XP67A Eligibility for King Airs

Blackhawk’s facility in Columbia, Missouri, expanded eligibility for the modification company’s XP67A engine upgrade for King Air 350/360s equipped with Pro Line Fusion avionics This move comes after it finished validation testing with Collins Aerospace for the Phase 4++/version 3.7 software.

The Pro Line Fusion software upgrade includes controller-pilot datalink communications, integrated TAWS with improved alerts, touchscreen controls, synthetic vision system with 3-D terrain renderings, and privacy ICAO address feature.

The XP67A upgrade installs new Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A engines that deliver increased shaft horsepower at higher altitudes compared to baseline King Air 350 engines. Typical cruise speeds reach up to 332 ktas, according to Blackhawk.

Edwin Black, president of Blackhawk’s proprietary upgrades division, said the combination of the XP67A engines with Collins’ Pro Line Fusion avionics “is a home run.” He added that the certification “brings significant value” to owners and operators.of more than 300 recently delivered King Air 350is and 360s.

Blackhawk’s Columbia facility is an authorized Collins Aerospace dealer certified to perform Pro Line Fusion software upgrades on Fusion-equipped King Airs.