Raytheon Aircraft Company Renames Legendary Beechcraft Bonanza
And Beechcraft Baron
The name changes
coincide with the newly upgraded avionics systems for the Bonanza
and Baron product lines announced at Oshkosh in August, 2004.
Formerly named the Beechcraft Bonanza A36, and the Beechcraft Baron
58, the aircraft will now be formally designated the Beechcraft
Bonanza G36 and Beechcraft Baron G58, respectively, with a
corresponding change to each models type data sheet. Both aircraft
feature Garmin G1000 integrated avionics systems as standard
equipment and will also feature new paint schemes and logo
designs.
"Our customers are very interested in the integrated
capabilities of the Garmin G1000 upgrades, as is evidenced by
increased orders, and customer excitement," said Randy Groom,
President and General Manager of Beechcraft. Since the announcement
of the avionics update, Raytheon Aircraft Company has steadily been
filling its order books for the upgraded Beechcraft Bonanzas and
Beechcraft Barons.
"This upgrade is designed with the customers needs in mind. We
have even taken the new cockpit kiosk on a United States tour to
showcase the increased functionality and ease of operation of the
G1000 avionics. A Beechcraft desktop training model will be
available at EAA's spring "Sun-n-Fun" event in Lakeland, Florida,
and a Beechcraft Bonanza G36 will be on display at the upcoming
summer EAA Oshkosh AirVenture 2005," said Groom.
The intuitive G1000
system reduces pilot workload, provides improved situational
awareness, and tremendously increases functionality. "Wow, this has
more features and display information than some of the big Jets,"
said one Boeing 737 Airline Captain and Beechcraft Baron
Owner."
Complete with the fully integrated Garmin innovative autopilot
GFC 700™ system, and GWX68™ weather radar, the G1000
also features the following as standard system components for the
Beechcraft Bonanza G36 and Beechcraft Baron G58:
- The primary flight display (PFD) replaces many of the
traditional cockpit instruments and presents this information on a
large format
- State of the Art" solid-state Attitude and Heading Reference
System, which can align while in motion, including in-flight
dynamic restarts
- Integrated digital air-data computer
- Integrated engine-monitoring display
- Revolutionary integrated three-axis automatic flight control
system
- Integrated Mode S transponder with (TIS) Traffic Information
Service
- Dual integrated radio modules the provide WAAS-capable
& IFR oceanic approved GPS; VHF navigation with ILS; and VHF
communication with 16-watt transceivers and 8.33-kHz channel
spacing
- Integrated Class-B Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS)
with worldwide terrain and obstacle database
- Integrated 129 color weather radar (Beechcraft Baron G58
only)
- XM WX satellite weather datalink capable of receiving on of the
XM WX weather monthly subscriber Aviator services
- Integrated digital audio control system enabling more than 120
channels of digital commercial-free music and premier sports, news
and talk radio
- Integrated design with reversionary capabilities, allowing all
flight-critical data to transfer seamlessly to a single display for
added safety during flight
The Beechcraft Bonanza G36 and Beechcraft Baron G58 are
currently undergoing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
certification. Domestic certification is expected to be completed
later in the year, followed by multiple international
certifications.
With more than 17,000 built, the Beechcraft Bonanza has been in
production since 1947, and is the world's best-selling and longest
continual-selling series of single-engine, retractable aircraft.
The Beechcraft Bonanza G36 is powered by a Teledyne Continental
I0550-B engine rated at 300 hp. It has a top speed of 174 knots
(191 mph) and a maximum range of more than 900 nm, seating up to
six.
The Beechcraft Baron G58, with more than 7,000 built, is powered
by twin 300 hp Teledyne Continental I0550-C, six cylinder,
fuel-injected engines. It has a top speed of 202 knots (222 mph)
and a maximum range of more than 1,000 nm and seats up to six.