Deliveries To Begin In Late Summer

The Beechcraft Bonanza G36 and Baron G58 have been certified by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for operation in that country, HBC announced Wednesday. The first Bonanza in the region, which is scheduled to be delivered in third quarter 2010, will be based in Shandong Province in Northern China.

G36 Bonanza File Photo

"The market in China for our entire lineup of aircraft continues to expand, especially as the growing customer base in the region becomes more familiar with the range and capabilities represented by our family of products," said Justin Firestone, HBC president, Asia-Pacific region. "With exceptional records of performance, durability and economy, the Baron and Bonanza provide another level of affordable and practical transportation to both businesses and individuals."
 
The Baron and Bonanza add to the growing list of CAAC certified HBC aircraft, which includes the Hawker 4000, Hawker 900XP, Hawker 850XP, Hawker 800XP, Beechjet 400A, Beechcraft Premier IA, Beechcraft King Air 350 and King Air C90GTi.
 
The newly configured aircraft will include Garmin's SVT for G1000, which uses graphics modeling to recreates a visual topographic landscape from the G1000 system's terrain-alerting database. HBC says the resulting virtual reality display offers pilots a supplemental, color enhanced 3-D depiction of ground and water features, airports, obstacles and traffic - all shown in relative proximity to the aircraft.

G58 Baron File Photo

The company says additional equipment added to the Baron and Bonanza standard equipment list includes the GTS 820 Traffic Advisory System and related hardware, the GTX 33ES Mode-S transponder with ADS-B out functionality (replacing the existing GTX-33), an upgraded GDU 104x Multifunction Display that adds an auxiliary video port and provides for potential third-party Enhanced Vision System certifications, and GRC10 and GRT10 wireless remote control systems for XM satellite radio - all supported by Garmin's FliteLevel five-year warranty.

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