Performance Upgrades

WACO, Texas (June 12, 2018) – Blackhawk Modifications’ subsidiary for government and military sales division, Vector-Hawk Aerospace (VHA), has teamed with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to offer the Blackhawk XP67A Engine+ Upgrade Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) Kit for the Beechcraft King Air 350ER. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently approved Blackhawk Modifications’ XP67A Engine+ Upgrade…

Pictured above: Don Moore of Blackhawk Modifications and Jean-Pierre van der Burgt of Mastenbroek Aeroskill inspect the XP140 Engine+ Upgrade Click here for this image in high resolution. FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY – April 18, 2018 – Blackhawk Modifications, Inc. is pleased to announce the Company has expanded the EASA Approval of the Cessna Caravan XP140 Engine+…

  FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY – April 18, 2018 – Blackhawk is excited to announce that the Company has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval for the King Air 350 XP67A Engine+ Upgrade. Keys to the upgrade include two factory-new Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A engines and new 5-blade composite propeller assemblies and spinners from MT-Propeller,…

  3 Reasons to Upgrade Your King Air 90 to BETTER-THAN-NEW STANDARDS with the Blackhawk XP135A Engine+ Upgrade   PERFORMANCE Produce 36% more horsepower at altitude, reduce time to climb by 21%, and cruise at speeds 14% (25-32 ktas) faster than stock. Learn more about XP135A performance here.   VALUE Typical operations result in 10%…

Click here for this image in high resolution.   WACO, TX – April 10, 2018 – Blackhawk is happy to welcome Scott Keefe to the Blackhawk Team as a Marketing Consultant. He will be working closely with both the Sales and Marketing Departments. Scott spent the past 13 years working in Sales and Marketing for…

  WACO, TX – April 4, 2018 – Blackhawk is proud to launch their latest aircraft modernization program; Phoenix by Blackhawk. The program encompasses a complete nose-to-tail customization of legacy aircraft including new or low-time Blackhawk XP Engine+ Upgrades, new or low-time propellers, fresh paint, top-of-the-line interiors, glass cockpit avionics, and fresh inspections. To qualify…

WACO, TX – April 2, 2018 – Blackhawk is excited to announce that the Company has received Transport Canada approval for the King Air 350 XP67A Engine+ Upgrade. The approval includes the integration of Rockwell Collins Pro Line II and Pro Line 21 avionics packages, with Garmin G1000 approval imminent. Keys to the upgrade include…

The new Blackhawk XP67A Engine+ Upgrades are now rocketing through the skies. The first several installations have been on King Air 350’s with the Collins Proline 21 avionics system, which has been STC approved for the past month. Coupling the engine upgrade with the looming ADS-B mandate will save you downtime and money as there…

WACO, TX – February 27, 2018 – Blackhawk Modifications, Inc. is excited to announce a Time Between Overhaul (TBO) baseline extension from 3600 hours to 4000 hours for the Cessna Caravan XP140 Engine+ Upgrade. With this 400-hour TBO increase, the Hot Section Inspection (HSI) interval is also extended from 1800 hours to 2000 hours. Pratt…

Pictured above: Blackhawk’s SVP Sales & Marketing, Edwin Black, with Western Aircraft’s Director of Sales & Marketing, Kerry Heiss at NBAA 2017 in Las Vegas, NV. Click here for this image in high resolution.   WACO, TX – December 12, 2017 – Blackhawk Modifications, Inc. is proud to welcome Western Aircraft, A Greenwhich AeroGroup Company,…