The Kestrel is a six-seat, composite-construction low-wing airplane with a single 1,000-shp Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67P turboprop engine. It first flew in 2006, and certification is anticipated in 2010. Officials promise a max cruise speed of 352 kt and a max range of 1,509 nm with four passengers and IFR reserves. The airplane has a private lavatory.
Cost: $2.2 million
Engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67P, 1,000 shp
Length: 37 ft 3 in
Height: 12 ft 6 in
Wingspan: 43 ft 0 in
Seats: 6-7 (including pilot)
Max cruise speed after max gross takeoff: 352 KTAS @ FL310/ fuel burn 395 pph
Max speed at max operating altitude: NA
Basic operating weight or empty weight: NA (typically equipped)
Max takeoff weight: 8,000 lb
Usable fuel: 300 gal/2,010 lb
Useful load: 3,336 lb
Max payload with full fuel: 1,326 lb
Takeoff over 50-ft obstacle: 2,063 ft (MGTOW @ sea level, std conditions)