Get FinancingQuest Aircraft Debuting Kodiak 100 Series II At EAA AirVenture
Quest Aircraft debuted its single-engine turbine Kodiak 100 in 2008 as a 10-seater aimed at corporate fleet owners, air-taxi services, national parks, owner operators, backcountry outfitters, air ambulance services, and others. In May, Quest announced the updated Kodiak 100 Series II featuring roughly 200 enhancements, and this week, that model is making its “largest and most important public debut” yet as it appears at the annual EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 23 to 29.
“Share Our Passion”
Along with Pratt & Whitney Canada, which produces the Kodiak 100’s turbine engine, Quest is co-sponsoring the daily airshows at AirVenture. The Series II model appearing at Quest’s booth is the 250th Kodiak model the Sandpoint, Idaho,-based Quest has produced, and the company will have a second Kodiak on display at the Aerocet booth to showcase that company’s 6650 amphibious floats.
“There is no denying that AirVenture is the highlight of our year here at Quest,” says Rob Wells, Quest Aircraft CEO. “It’s also our opportunity to share our passion for the Kodiak, with the new Series II being the culmination of over 10 years of Kodiak improvements and enhancements.”
Features & Options
The Kodiak 100 Series II’s enhancements begin at the front of the cockpit with its Garmin G1000 NXi avionics suite, but they don’t stop there. Other key improvements include an angle-of-attack indexer, digital 4-in-1 standby, Flight Stream 510, and a two-year subscription to the Garmin Pilot-backed Kodiak mobile app. Quest also redesigned the Series II’s cargo doorstep, enhanced the soundproofing and cabin ventilation capabilities, integrated a single-point refueling station that supports refueling both wing tanks from one port, and added improved Rosen sun visors and LEMO plugs for Bose headset support.
Elsewhere, 18 new paint schemes are available, as are such options as Garmin SurfaceWatch, cockpit and data recorders, and Garmin’s GWX 70 with weather radar and turbulence detection and ground-clutter-suppression abilities. The high-wing Kodiak 100 can take off and land on unimproved surfaces, take off in less than 1,000 feet (304.8 meters) at a full gross takeoff weight of 7,255 pounds (3,290.8 kilograms), and climb at more than 1,300 feet (396 meters) per minute.
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Source: Quest Aircraft
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