In our series on refurbishing airplanes, we've examined what's involved with updating all aspects of your airplane as well as helping it age gracefully. In this article, we turn to breathing new life into an existing airframe by adding more power to get more performance. We're looking at one of the more exciting upgrades currently in development—Blackhawk Modifications, Inc. of Waco, Texas is flight testing its upgrade to the King Air 350 that's designed to give it cruise speeds that will match a number of jets.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/ownership/your-refurb-blackhawk-king-air-350