Thu, Jun 09, 2011
GE Aviation M601 Engine Now Powering AeroMetric King Air
E-90
Smyrna Air Center has completed its
first Power 90 Upgrade conversion for geospacial services company
AeroMetric. GE Aviation’s M601E-11A engines are now powering
AeroMetric’s King Air E-90 aircraft for their site in
Anchorage, Alaska.
The Power 90 Upgrade Program is a conversion program for owners
of King Air 90 aircraft, in which the installed engines are
replaced with the powerful 705 shaft-horsepower (shp) GE M601E-11A
engines.
“Smyrna Air Center, along with GE Aviation, is dedicated
to providing exceptional service to King Air owners and operators,
and we were honored that AeroMetric chose the Power 90 conversion
with GE M601-11A engines versus overhauling their current
engines,” said Bob Fields, president of Smyrna Air Center.
“We’ve received feedback from AeroMetric’s pilot
that GE M601 engine operating temperatures are lower than previous
engines and that time to climb is 30% less, which is critical for
them since the plane must reach altitude before aerial mapping can
begin.”
“In addition to the faster rates of climb, the M601E-11A
engine also provides faster cruise speeds than current engines in
the segment, according to a July 2010 study by Conklin & de
Decker performed for GE,” said Tom Hoferer, Commercial
Program Manager, GE Aviation’s Business and General Aviation
Turboprops.
GE Aviation's Business & General Aviation Turboprops has
more than 1,600 M601 engines in service that have accumulated a
combined 17 million flight hours.
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