Beechcraft Denali Arrives EAA Airventure!

(Please Subscribe!) We take an indepth look at the airplanes at the Textron Booth at EAA Airventure 2023 at OshKosh. This includes a look at the first flying Denali-- Beechcraft's answer to the single engine turboprop market that Pilatus has held with the PC-12.

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[Blackcloud_Garage]

“2 inches of more headroom” *air medical crews have entered the chat*

[FlyingNDriving]

The turbo 182 coming back is more impressive than most of the things from Cessna lately

[stonesolomon]

This is more than a single threat!!! but an archi-rivalry competitor in this niche segment of PC-12!

[chrisanderson]

The PC12 is a legend. I have over 5, 000 hrs in Pilatus products and there is a reason they are at the top of the product surveys year in and year out!

It will take a miracle for the Denali to out Pilatus the Pilatus, especially with a 1st generation engine

[trsmith]

0:53 judging by the imprints in that seat, Martin sure has sharp elbows.

[KevinSAviation]

Excellent video Dan. Thank you for the look into the Denali, it looks amazing. If only we could win the lottery! 😅 It is nice to see they went with Garmin avionics and including the emergency auto land system. Keep up the excellent work. Safe skies my friend 🇺🇸🛩️

[randymichel]

The Pilatus has the reputation for ruggedness. I don’t think the Denali will be a major threat.

[gtr]

There's also the TarBes Mooney, not so much for non-paved RW's but they are sweet! Perhaps a little faster too... 8) --gary

[Shelby-Ecoboost-Raptor-hp]

*The Denali has a Larger Cargo Door*
And Digital Cabin Pressurization

[peo]

How does the Denali compare to the King Air 260 costwise - in price and cost per hour?

[mattf]

"Cessna" Denali ....Textron re-branded it in summer of '21....Cessna debuted it in 2015 at Airventure

[johnjConnellan]

1 of 10 for music and 10 of 10 for aircraft review.

[Aleksandarix]

Only way I'll get into those planes is in my flight sim

[randymichel]

The Denali is for those who want King Air taste on a Caravan budget.

[ricardoaguinao]

Doesn't it look like a copy of the pilatus PC-12 model? with the cargo door modifications and general looks?

[jpmeyer]

Make it hold two more seats and put a PT6 on it.

[terrancemathews-thpd]

Noir is notthe pc12 ngx is a little faster has a fair amount of range more they say our new engine but the ngx has a full fadac engine too

[jorgedelgado]

The Denali will never be a threat to the PC12. PC12 has better performance numbers and a super reliable engine. Unlike the Denali that is bringing a new engine.

[beachbum]

It's taken YEARS to get the Denali and now, certification won't be coming until at least September of 2025.

[MrSuzuki]

I fly the awesome Pilatus PC-12NG professionally, and this single engine turboprop is putting the twin turboprop King Airs out of business. The PT6 engine in my plane is so reliable that buyers are finally asking themselves why do I need that second engine? This Denali is an exact clone of the Pilatus. I guess Beech has finally gotten the message that their King Airs are outdated. The Pilatus is built in Switzerland and the company built the first one in 1995 and it has taken Beech that long to get the message. Beech should be ashamed of the blatant copying of the Pilatus.