Summary Textron Aviation's Beechcraft King Air 350 successfully transported rescued black bear cubs to the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas. The aircraft's large cabin allowed zoo officials to feed the cubs on the less than six-hour journey from Oregon to Kansas. The Beechcraft King Air 350, a variant of the King Air 300, has a maximum takeoff weight of 16,500 pounds and can carry up to eleven passengers.
On Monday, August 12, Textron Aviation revealed that a Beechcraft King Air 350 completed a mission to transport two black bear cubs to the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita , Kansas, where the headquarters of Textron Aviation is located. Textron Aviation, which is the parent company of Beechcraft, revealed that the two baby black bear cubs were recently rescued in Oregon, and they needed to be transported to their new resting place at the local Wichita zoo. To accomplish this, a Beechcraft King Air owned by the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office was utilized.
Some of the most popular aviation brands come under Textron Aviation umbrella. Rescue mission The two black bear cubs were recently rescued in Oregon, but they were in need of transportation to the Sedgwick County Zoo. To accomplish this, the Sedgwick County Zoo enlisted the help of the local Sheriff's Office, which owns and operates a Beechcraft King Air 350, which is produced in the same town.
The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office acquired the 2001 Beechcraft King Air late last year to assist with special missions lik.