Quest Aircraft’s Single-Engine Kodiak 100 Series II Turbine To Make NBAA-BACE 2018 Debut

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Quest Aircraft’s Kodiak 100 Series II will be making its debut at the National Business Aviation Association’s Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE 2018) running Oct. 16-18 in Orlando. Quest Aircraft says its delivered 10 models since announcing the Kodiak 100 Series II in late May. (Photo courtesy of Quest Aircraft.)

Coming off what Quest Aircraft CEO Rob Wells calls a “momentous” year, Quest Aircraft will debut its new Kodiak 100 Series II single-engine turbine aircraft for the first time at the annual National Business Aviation Association’s Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE 2018) running Oct. 16-18 in Orlando. The company will display two Kodiak 100 Series models, including one inside the convention center (booth No. 4694) and one at Quest’s static display at the Orlando Executive Airport.

A Decade Of Upgrades

Quest announced the high-wing Kodiak 100 Series II model in late May and has delivered 10 models since then. The Series II comes 10 years after Quest released its first Kodiak 100 and is the culmination of more than 200 enhancements to the Kodiak platform. Among the more notable upgrades with the Kodiak 100 Series II is its use of Garmin’s G1000 NXi avionics suite, as well as digital 4-in-1 standby and angle of attack indexer upgrades.

  Wells says a recent national demonstration tour for the Kodiak 100 Series II resulted in a “dramatic increase in worldwide demand and overall brand awareness.” Wells also points to other recent company accomplishments, including one of its original Kodiaks recently passing 5,000 flight hours and Quest introducing its 250th Kodiak earlier this year. “Heading into NBAA, we’re looking forward to celebrating these accomplishments and debuting the Series II to our customers and peers,” he says.

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Quest Aircraft CEO Rob Wells says the company delivered its 250th Kodiak 100 model earlier in 2018. Additionally, one of the company’s first Kodiak 100 models recently passed 5,000 flight hours. (Photo courtesy of Quest Aircraft.)

A Versatile Turbine

Billed as the “most advanced 10-seat short takeoff and landing turboprop,” the Kodiak 100 can be converted into numerous configurations, including being outfitted with an optional cargo pod for additional storage. Corporate fleet owners, air-taxi services, national parks, owner-operators, backcountry outfitters, and air ambulance services are among those the aircraft is targeted at for business travel, float operations, special missions, medevac, skydiving, and other applications. The airplane uses a Pratt & Whitney PT6 turbine engine, can take off and land from unimproved surfaces, and can take off in less than 1,000 feet (304.8 meters) with a full 7,255-pound (3,290-kilogram) gross takeoff weight.

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Source: Quest Aircraft

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