Choice Based On Prior Experience With Business Turbo-Prop Aircraft

Lord Corporation has been selected by Kestrel Aircraft to provide an engine mount solution for the all composite single-engine turboprop aircraft. According to Jesse DePriest, Lord Customer Manager, Lord was selected based on their prior experience with business turbo-prop aircraft as well as a proven solution that is easily adapted for this aircraft. 

“We were chosen based on customer confidence in our existing low-profile LM-849 engine mount system that was originally designed and developed for the Piper Cheyenne 400 aircraft,” said DePriest. “Our mounts offer a proven design with a low-profile that offers excellent engine vibration isolation and streamlined cowl design.”  

Although engineering is required to substantiate the mount solution to meet Kestrel requirements, because the LM-849 mount system was previously in production, Lord is able to meet Kestrel’s development schedule with little risk.   

The Kestrel single-engine turboprop aircraft will carry six to eight people in a large, comfortable interior. It is being designed to be versatile, burn less fuel, and be able to maintain approach speeds at large busy airports, yet land on short, grass or gravel strip.

(Artist's rendering Kestrel airplane)

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